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DIVINE' HEALING 
SERMONS 


AIMEE  SEMPLE  McPHERSON 


"The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me,  because 
He  hath  anointed  me  to  preach  the  Gospel  to 
the  poor;  He  hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  broken 
hearted,  to  preach  deliverance  to  the  captives, 
and  recovering  of  sight  to  the  blind,  to  set  at 
liberty  them  that  are  bruised,  to  preach  the 
acceptable  year   of  the  Lord."      Luke   4:18. 

"Go  your  way,  and  tell  John  what  things  ye 
have  seen  and  heard;  how  the  blind  see,  the 
lame  w^alk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed,  the  deaf 
hear,  the  dead  are  raised,  to  the  poor  the  Gos- 
pel is  preached.  And  blessed  is  he,  whosoever 
shall   not   be    offended    in    me."      Luke    7:22,    23, 


AIMEE    SEMPLE    McPHERSON 


CONTENTS 

Page 

"Is  Jesus   Christ   the   Great   I   Am?    or   is  He 

the   Great    I    Was?" 1  1 

"A  Double  Cure  for  a  Double  Curse" 23 

"The     Scriptural     Relationship     of    Salvation 

and   Divine  Healing" -    34 

"The     Three     Parties     Concerned     in     Your 

Receiving   Healing*'    43 

"How   to  Receive  Your   Healing" 59 

"How  to  Keep  It" 75 

"Questions      Frequently      Asked      Regarding 

Divine  Healing"   ...  85 

"Some     Wonderful     Testimonies     of     Those 

Healed   Through    Prayer" .....124 


PREFACE 


Unto  the  sick  and  the  suffering,  whose  weary,  thorn-pierced 
feet  have  trod  affliction's  rugged  path*  unto  the  weak  who  have 
need  of  strength,  and  unto  the  strong  whose  heart  would  fain  be 
skilled  in  faith  to  render  succor  to  the  weak,  this  book  is  loving- 
ly dedicated  in  the  Name  of  Him  who  gave  Himself  for  us  and  by 
Whose    strines    we    are    made    whole. 

Day  and  night  I  have  but  to  close  these  eyes  of  mine  to  see 
again,  through  misty  tears,  the  drawn,  white,  pain-blanched  faces 
of   the   afflicted   of   my    people. 

One  moment  I  am  all  a-weeping  for  the  multitudes  shut  outside 
the  crowded  doors  and  for  the  thousands  we  could  never  reach, 
though  we   toiled   day   and   night; 

And  the  next,  my  face  is  smiling,  mine  eyes  are  made  to  shine 
a-through  the  tears,  in  remembrance  of  the  thousands  who  went 
away  skipping,  with  singing  in  their  hearts;  straightened  of  limb, 
clear  of  eye,  and  strong  of  faith;  to  take  up  again  the  broken, 
ravelled  threads  of  life,  and  weave  upon  the  loom  some  brighter, 
fairer  picture  of  a  happy,  prayer-filled  home,  wherein  the  Saviour 
spreads  His  hands  in  gentle  benediction  and  reigns  supreme  upon 
the    altar    there. 

"For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the  hills  be  removed;  but 
My  kindness  shall  not  depart  from  Thee,  neither  shall  the  covenant 
of  my  peace  be  removed,  saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on 
thee.  O  thou  afflicted,  tossed  with  tempest,  and  not  comforted, 
behold,  I  will  lay  thy  stones  with  fair  colors,  and  lay  thy  founda- 
tions with  sapphire.  All  thy  children  shall  be  taught  of  the  Lord; 
and  great  shall  be  the  peace  of  thy  children.  In  righteousness 
shalt  thou  be  established:  thou  shalt  be  far  from  oppression:  for 
thou  shalt  not  fear:  and  from  terror;  for  it  shall  not  come  near 
thee.  No  weapon  that  is  formed  against  thee  shall  prosper.  This 
is  the  heritage  of  the  servants  of  the  Lord,  and  their  righteousness 
is  for  me,  saith   the  Lord."      Isa.  54. 

Should  some  poor,  tempest-driven  soul,  whose  bark  is  tossed 
upon  the  waters  of  affliction,  see,  shining  through  these  pages,  the 
bright  and  steady  light  of  hope  and  faith,  and  be  guided  into  the 
security  and  calm  of  the  eternal  harbour  o'er  which  the  Prince 
of  Peace   has   spread  His   healing  wings; 

And  should  some  fellow  minister  receive  new  faith  and  inspiration 
to  go  forth  and  preach  the  blessed  truth  of  Christ,  the  Great 
Physician,  whose  power  is  still  unchanged  and  able  still  to  fill 
the  every  need  of  His  children  (be  that  need  in  soul  or  body)  — 
then   I   shall   rejoice   indeed,   and    the   glory   shall   be   His. 

Aimee  Semple  McPherson. 


Is  Jesus  Christ  The  Great  "I  Am"  Or 
Is  He  The  Great  "I  Was?" 

Shut  in  my  closet  of  prayer  today,  with  my  Bible 
and  the  Spirit,  my  Guide,  I  muse  a  while  o'er  its 
pages,  then  pray  for  the  world  with  its  throngs  who, 
in  teeming  millions,  walk  through  this  life  in  need  of 
^^The  Great  I  AM.'' 

As  I  ponder  and  pray  in  the  stillness,  I  dream  as  a 
dreamer  of  dreams.  A  steepled  church  stands  before 
me — a  church  with  open  doors.  "Within  it  I  see  the 
preacher  stand;  hear  his  voice  in  earnest  call.  But 
'tis  the  throng  that  flows  through  the  street  outside 
that  holds  my  anxious  gaze. 

^* Pit-a-pat!  Pit-a-Pat!" — say  the  hundreds  and 
thousands  of  feet,  surging  by  the  church  doors  of  our 
land. 

^^Pat!  Pat!  Pit-a-pat!" — ^hurrying  multitudes, 
on  business  and  pleasure  bent. 

From  out  the  church  door  floats  the  voice  of  Pastor 
and  Evangelist  in  an  effort  to  halt  the  down-rushing 
throng  in  their  headlong  race  toward  destruction  and 
attract  their  attention  to  the  Christ. 

^^Stop!  Stop!  Giddy  throng,  surging  by  like  a 
river,  take  your  eyes  from  the  bright  lights  of  the 
gilded  way,"  they  cry.  *' Leave  the  paths  of  death, 
enter  our  open  door  and  listen  while  we  tell  you  the 
sweet  though  ancient  story  of  'The  Great  I  WAS.' 

'*  Eloquently,  instructively,  we  will  tell  you  of  the 

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wonderful  power  Christ  'used'  to  have,  the  miracles 
He  'used'  to  perform,  the  sick  He  'used'  to  heal.  'Tis 
a  graphic  and  blessed  history  of  those  things  which 
Jesus  did  almost  1900  years  before  you  were  born. 
They  happened  far,  far  away  across  a  sea  which  you 
have  never  sailed,  in  a  country  which  you  have  never 
seen,  among  people  you  have  never  known. 

''Wonderful,  marvelous,  was  the  power  that  'used" 
to  flow  from  'The  Great  I  WAS.'  He  'used'  to  open 
the  blind  eyes,  unstop  the  deaf  ears,  and  make  the 
lame  to  walk.  He  'used'  to  show  forth  such  mighty 
works,  and  even  manifest  them  through  His  follow- 
ers that  the  attention  of  the  multitudes  was  arrested 
and  gripped  in  such  an  irresistible  way  that  thou- 
sands were  brought  storming  at  His  door  of  mercy, 
to  receive  blessing  and  healing  at  His  hand. 

I"  Of  course,  these  mighty  works  Christ  'used'  to  do 
are  done  no  longer, — for  some  reason.  Perhaps  Jesus 
is  too  far  away,  or  is  too  busy  making  intercession  at 
the  Father's  throne  to  be  bothered  with  such  little 
things  as  the  physical  infirmities  of  His  children,  else 
His  ear  may  have  grown  heavy  or  His  arm  be  short, 
or  maybe  these  mighty  works  were  only  done  to  con- 
vince the  doubters  in  that  day,  and  since  we  have  no 
doubters  (?)  in  this  civilized  day  and  age,  the  mir- 
aculous has  passed  away  and  is  no  longer  necessary. 
"At  any  rate  the  fact  rem.ains  that  the  signs  and 
wonders  which  He  once  declared  should  accompany 
His  preached  Word  (Mark  16)  are  seen  no  longer. 
The  power  He  once  displayed,  till  the  glory  of  His 
majesty  and  love  in  coming  to  destroy  the  works  of 
the  devil,  flashed  and  played  through  the  gloom  like 
the  lightnings  around  Mount  Sinai,  is  now   dark, 

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cold,  dead.  And,  as  for  the  visible  manifestation  of 
His  power,  we  are  left  desolate  as  though  the  light 
which  once  shone  in  the  darkness  had  gone  out. 

^^Come,  come  to  this  attractive  feast,  unheeding 
sinners.  /Turn  now  from  your  Sunday  golf,  fishing, 
theatres  and  novelsJ  Come  enter  our  doors  that  I 
may  tell  you  the  story  of  '  The  Great  I  WAS, '  and  the 
power  that  'used"  to  be.''    But — 

''Pit-a-pat!  Pit-a-pat!" — On  go  the  thousands  of 
feet ;  on  to  the  movie  and  on  to  the  dance ;  on  to  the 
office,  the  club  and  the  bank. 

"Pat!  Pat!  Pit-a-pat!"  "Why  don't  you  stop 
your  wayward  feet  ?  Do,  you  not  know  that  you  are 
headed  for  sorrow?  Why  is  it  that  the  theatre  is 
0  'er-flowing  whilst  our  pews  are  empty  and  bare  ? ' ' 

"Pat!  Pat!  Pat!  Pit-a-pat!"  "Oh,  stop  a  mo- 
ment, the  maddening,  ceaseless,  pattering  of  multitu- 
dinous feet  and  tell  me  why  you  take  such  interest  in 
the  world  about  you  and  show  such  lethargy,  care- 
lessness and  lack  of  active  interest  in  my  story  of 
'The  Great  I  WAS,'  and  the  power  He  'iised'  to  have 
and  the  deeds  He  'used'  to  do?  Why  is  it  that  peo- 
ple grow  enthusiastic  over  the  ball-game,  the  boxing- 
ring,  the  movies  and  the  dance,  while  we  see  no  revi- 
val of  interest  or  turning  to  the  Christ?" 

On  and  on  they  go,  paying  no  heed,  neither  turning 
their  eyes  from  the  glittering  baubles  beyond. 

"Why  is  it,  dear  Spirit  of  God,"  I  ask,  "they  do 
not  listen  to  that  dear  Brother's  call?  They  do  not 
seem  interested  in  the  power  Christ  *used'  to  have. 
In  a  steady  stream  they  pass  by  the  church  and  on 
into  the  world  of  grim  realities  and  the  problems 
which  they  must  face. 

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''Pat!  Pat!  Pit-a-pat!'' — there  are  young  feet, 
old  feet,  light  feet,  heavy  feet,  glad  feet,  sad  feet; 
joyous  feet,  tired,  discouraged  feet;  tripping  feet, 
lonely,  groping  feet ;  straight  feet,  sick  and  crippled 
feet;  eager,  searching  feet;  disillusioned,  disappoint- 
ed feet;  and,  as  they  pass,  a  message  is  somehow 
tangled  up  in  their  pattering,  which  rises  from  the 
cobble-stones  like  a  mighty  throbbing  from  the  heart 
of  the  world. 

''  'Tis  not  so  much  what  Christ  used  to  do  for  the 
world  in  answer  to  prayer  in  bygone  days,"  they 
seem  to  say,  ''but  where  is  His  power  NOW?  And 
what  can  He  do  TODAY?" 

"Ah  yes!"  sigh  the  crippled  feet  from  the  pave- 
ment, "we  are  not  so  vitally  interested  in  the  sick  He 
'used'  to  heal,  the  limbs  He  'used"  to  make  straight 
and  strong.  (Of  course,  we  are  glad  to  know  that 
somewhere,  sometime,  in  the  distant  past  Christ 
healed  the  sick  in  far  off  lands).  But  we  live  in  the 
great  today — and  Ah  me ! !  We  are  very  worn  and 
weary!  We  yearn  for  healing,  hope  and  strength 
today.  We  stand  in  need  of  succor  NOW.  But  you 
say  these  mighty  provisions  for  the  healing  of  the 
body,  (as  well  as  the  soul),  which  Christ  promised  in 
Psalms  103,  Isaiah  53;  Matt.  8;  Mark.  16;  Jas.  5; 
were  not  at  all  lasting,  but  were  mainly  for  the  Jews 
who  lived  in  other  days.  And  in  reality  your  teach- 
ing says  Christ's  healing  of  the  sick,  when  He  walked 
this  earth,  was  not  so  much  for  the  demonstration 
of  the  tender  Saviour's  love  and  sake  of  relieving 
the  sufferers'  pain  and  a  pity  for  the  sick  themselves, 
as  to  build  up  His  own  cause  and  make  the  world 
believe  and,  accomplishing  this,  He  withdrew  the  life 
line  of  hope  and  coiled  it  up  again.    So,  as  the  church 

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cannot  supply  my  need,  I  must  pass  on  in  further 
search  of  help  from  another  source." 

^^And  we,''  say  the  tired,  discouraged  feet,  ^^are 
also  glad  that  in  a  far  off  land.  He,  gave  the  weary 
rest ;  and  they,  who  had  well  nigh  lost  the  faith  and 
trust  in  their  fellow-man,  found  truth  and  grace  in 
Him. 

*'But  you  say  He  is  afar  off  now?  That  we  live 
in  a  different  dispensation?  His  promises  were 
largely  for  the  Jewish  people  anyway  1  Then  there 's 
not  much  for  us  here,  so  we  walk  past  your  door 
seeking  elsewhere  a  haven  of  rest  and  hope.'' 

^^And  we,"  the  glad,  young,  joyous  feet,  send  up  a 
rippling  echo  from  the  pavement,  ^'we  are  in  search 
of  something  that  can  give  us  joy  and  happiness  to- 
day. You  say  God  'used'  to  make  His  little  ones  so 
happy  that  they  danced  and  shouted  for  joy.  We, 
too,  want  joy !  Not  the  joy  that  'used'  to  be  but  joy 
of  heart  today.  As  it  is  taken  away  from  the  church, 
we  seek  it  in  the  world." 

''And  we,"  say  the  heavy,  groping,  lonely  feet, 
"are  bereaved  and  seek  comfort  and  rest.  For  us 
the  shades  of  night  are  falling.  The  knowledge  that 
Christ  'once'  dried  tears  and  bare  the  heavy  load  is 
blest  indeed,  but  Oh !,  we  of  today  need  succor  now. 
Preaching  'The  Great  I  WAS'  can  never  satisfy  our 
longings,  WE  NEED  'THE  GREAT  I  AM.' 

' '  The  Great  I  AM '  '—why  yes !  That 's  it  exactly ! 
That's  what  this  old  world  needs.  A  Christ  who. 
lives  and  loves  and  answers  prayer  today.  A  Christ 
who  changeth  not  but  is  the  same  today  as  He  was 
yesterday,  and  will  be  evermore.  A  Christ  whose 
power  knows  neither  lack  nor  cessation.     A  Lord 

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whose  Name  is  ^'I  AM"  forever,  even  unto  all  genera- 
tions. 

When  the  Lord  bade  Moses  go,  call  the  children  of 
Israel  from  the  flesh  pots  and  bondage,  sin  and  sick- 
ness of  Egypt,  Moses  inquired  of  Him,  ''When  they 
shall  ask  who  sent  me?  and  What  is  His  Name? 
what  shall  I  say  unto  them?"  and  He  said,  ''Thus 
shalt  thou  say  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  I  AM  hath 
sent  me  unto  you.  This  is  my  Name  forever,  and  this 
is  my  memorial  unto  all  generations." 

Oh,  what  a  wonderful  Name !  What  a  wonderful 
promise  !     Glory !     Glory  !  to  God  ! 

Moses  did  not  need  to  go  about  apologetically  and 
say, ' '  '  The  Great  I  WAS '  hath  sent  me  unto  you.  His 
name  is  'I  WAS'  because  He  'used'  to  do  great  things 
— long  ago.  He  expended  the  last  of  His  power  in 
creating  the  heavens  and  the  earth  and  all  that  in 
them  is.  He  is  quite  far  off  now  and  the  necessity 
for  this  miraculous  manifestation  of  His  power  is  no 
longer  needed,  seeing  that  all  things  have  now  been 
created.  He  does  not  do  mighty  works  today  but 
please  come,  follow  and  obey  the  message  of  'The 
Great  I  WAS.'  " 

Why,  I  doubt  whether  they  would  have  followed 
such  a  call.  The  message  which  Moses  bore  rang 
clear  and  firm — "I  AM  hath  sent  me."  He  walked 
with  assurance.  The  solid  rock  was  under  his  feet. 
His  God  was  a  living  God — a  miracle-working  God. 
Moses  knew  his  business  was  to  preach  and  deliver 
the  message  God  had  given  him.  "The  Great  I  AM" 
had  contracted  to  back  up  that  message  with  signs 
following.  ' '  I  AM — I  AM— I  AM  ! ' '  rang  in  the  ears 
of  Moses  every  step  he  took. 

Ah !     It  gives  a  servant  of  God  some  heart  to  know 

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that  ''I  AM''  hath  sent  him.  No  more  apologizing. 
No  more  hanging  the  head  and  resorting  to  earthly 
means;  no  more  trembling  and  fear  of  failure,  no 
dread  now  that  the  crowds  will  not  follow !  Head 
erect,  footsteps  firm  and  full  of  assurance,  earthly 
temple  clad  with  a  robe  of  the  majesty  and  tender- 
ness of  the  Father,  hands  pointing  unhesitatingly  to 
the  way,  voice  ringing  clear  and  authoritative — ^'I 
AM,  I  AM  hath  sent  me  unto  you" ! 

^^  'I  AM'  lives  today.  He  will  tabernacle  in  our 
midst.  'I  AM'  will  deliver  us  from  our  enemies.  He 
will  guide  us  by  His  hand.  ^I  AM'  will  feed  us  with 
the  bread  from  the  heavens  and  give  us  water  from 
the  rock.  ^I  AM'  will  deliver  us  from  the  sickness 
and  the  diseases  of  the  Egyptians,  saying,  'If  you  will 
walk  in  My  Avays  and  keep  My  statutes  none  of  the 
diseases  which  have  been  put  upon  the  Egyptians 
shall  come  nigh  you.  'I  AM'  will  lead  us  into  the 
promised  land — " 

Oh,  the  blessed  assurance,  the  authority,  the  majes- 
tic glory  of  the  name  *'I  AM  !"  No  wonder  the  chil- 
dren  of  Israel  left  the  flesh-pots  and  the  bands  that 
bound  them.  No  wonder  the  Aveary  eyes  of  the  toiler 
looked  up  with  new  interest  and  hope.  No  wonder 
that  hands  which  had  hung  down  were  lifted  and  the 
feeble  knees  made  strong  when  Moses  could  promise 
them  that  when  the  Lord  said  unto  those  which  were 
weak,  ''Be  strong  and  of  good  courage,  for  the  Lord 
will  do  great  things,"  He  meant  just  what  He  said. 
He  did  not  have  to  say,  "The  Lord  'used'  to  do  great 
things,"  but  could  triumphantly  declare,  "The  Lord 
'will'  do  great  things;  for  He  is  'The  Great  I  AM,' 
and  though  heaven  is  His  home,  the  earth  is  His  foot- 
stool where  He  answers  the  prayers  of  His  people. ' ' 

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During  Moses'  ministry,  the  sick  were  healed,  the 
lepers  cleansed,  the  plague  stayed. 

Oh,  Moses — how  we  envy  you,  the  great  commis- 
sion, GO  !  call  my  people  out  of  bondage  into  liberty ; 
out  of  darkness  into  light ;  out  of  sin  into  holiness ; 
out  of  sickness  into  health!  But  tell  us,  just  when 
did  the  day  of  supernatural,  miraculous  manifesta- 
tion of  the  power  of  God  end?— When  did  '^  AM" 
become  ''1  WAS?" 

^  Why,  little  children,  ''I  AM"  hath  never  changed! 
His  power  is  just  the  same  in  this  thy  day  as  it  was 
in  the  days  of  yore.  Did  He  not  say,  ^^This  is  My 
Name  forever — ^^even  unto  ALL  generations"?  They 
who  have  faith  shall  see  the  lightnings  of  His  glory 
flash  in  power  of  answered  prayer  today,  as  in  the 
days  of  old.  Elijah  and  Elisha  lived  in  a  day  when 
doubters  said  the  miraculous  had  passed  away  and 
^ 'I  AM"  had  become  ^^I  WAS."  But  through  faith 
and  prayer  they  proved  His  name  to  be  ^^I  AM"  unto 
their  generations.  After  the  ascension  of  the  Only 
Begotten  of  the  Father,  Jesus  Christ,  the  disciples 
proved  that  ^'He  who  was  dead  is  alive  forevermore" 
— the  Great  I  AM,  who  saves  and  heals  and  baptizes 
with  the  Spirit's  power. 

On  and  on  through  the  centuries,  though  surround- 
ed by  unbelief  and  skepticism;  there  have  always 
been  the  Elijahs  and  the  Peters  who  have  proved 
that  ^  ^  I  AM ' '  is  His  Name  even  unto  their  generation. 
John  Wesley  believed  that  Christ  was  not  only  to 
save  but  to  heal  the  sick  in  his  day.  In  his  biography 
he  tells  of  the  lame  made  to  walk,  cancers  which 
melted   away  and  even  a  lame  horse  made  whole 

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through  answered  prayer;  thus  proving  '*I  AM"  to 
be  the  Lord's  Name  even  unto  his  generation. 

Then  surely  He  has  not  changed  at  this  late  hour ! 
Surely,  He  is  the  same  today.  Elijah,  Peter,  John 
Wesley  and  an  army  of  others  who  had  heard  and 
obeyed  the  message,  ^^Thus  shall  you  say — I  AM  hath 
sent  me,''  were  ridiculed  and  persecuted  by  those 
they  loved  the  best.  Even  so  today,  though  it  means 
being  despised  and  misunderstood,  get  alone  in  the 
wilderness  of  quiet  and  stillness  before  God.  Seek 
His  face  till  your  soul  is  kindled  with  the  flame  of 
love  from  the  burning  bush.  Get  your  authority 
from  God.  Inquire  of  Him,  ^'When  they  shall  ask 
who  sent  me  and  what  is  his  name  ?  what  shall  I  say 
unto  them?"  Hear  His  reply,  ^'Thus  shalt  thou  say 
unto  them,  ^I  AM'  hath  sent  me"  and  let  it  ring  in 
your  soul  forever,  louder,  clearer,  more  wonderful  in 
its  revelation  of  the  ever-living  Christ  with  each  new 
step  and  turn  of  the  way.  •  Victory  is  assured  and 
the  only  solution  to  the  problem  of  drawing  the  mul- 
titude is  to  lift  up,  not  the  dead,  but  the  living 
Christ;  not  the  Great  ^^I  WAS"  but  the  Great  "I 
AM." 

Thanks!  Thanks!  for  that  message,  dear  Lord. 
The  clouds  of  uncertainty  are  dispelled — the  shades 
of  night  rolled  back.  We  see  Thee  in  a  new  and 
glorious  light,  even  as  the  Sun  of  Righteousness  with 
healing  in  Thy  wings.  ^'I  AM"  is  Thy  Name  today 
and  shall  be  evermore ! 

''I  AM  the  Lord,  I  change  not." 

''I  AM  the  Lord  that  hath  chosen  thee  and  called 
thee  by  thy  name." 

**I  AM  come  down  to  deliver  thee  and  to  bring 

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thee  up  into  a  good  land  and  a  large ;  unto  a  land 
flowing  with  milk  and  honey." 

*'I  AM  (not  I  WAS  but  I  AM)  the  Lord  that  heal- 
eththee." 

**I  AM  He  who  was  dead  but  am  alive  forever- 
more." 

'*I  AM  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  beginning  and  the 
end,  the  first  and  the  last." 

How  the  ''I  AMS"  of  the  Lord  come  rolling  in,  like 
the  billows  of  a  full,  o  'erflowing  sea,  whose  tide  rises 
higher  toward  down-bending  heavens. 

Glory!  Glory!  My  own  poor  heart  is  running 
over  like  a  tiny  cup  that  would  seek  to  hold  the 
ocean!  God  is  speaking  in  my  ears,  ^'I  AM  THAT  I 
AM."  The  earth  resounds  with  His  voice.  The 
eternal  hills  and  the  mountains  swell  the  song,  *'I  AM 
shall  be  My  Name  f orevermore. ' '  And  away  up  yon- 
der the  glorious  stars  of  the  heaven  echo  back  again 
— ''Even  unto  all  g'enerations  this  shall  be  my 
Name."  Angels  and  cherubim  bend  low  over  heav- 
en's balustrade  and  sing  a  new  song  of  inspiration — 
^'Go  forth,  my  child,  and  this  thy  cry  shall  be,  'I  AM 
I  AM  hath  sent  me  unto  thee'." 

Again,  I  see  the  steepled  church. — ^But  now  the 
scene  is  changed. 

.  'Tat!  Pat!  Pit-a-pat"— The  street  that  lies  be- 
fore it  is  still  with  people  filled  But  they  are  no 
longer  passing  "by" — The  crowds  are  passing  **in." 
They  fill  the  pews  and  the  galleries.  They  stand  in 
the  aisles  and  climb  to  the  window  sills.  They  pack 
the  doorways  and  stand  on  the  stairs.  The  streets 
and  the  lanes  are  filled.  The  Gospel  nets  are  full  to 
the  bursting  and  there  is  no  more  room  to  contain 
the  multitudes  that  throng  the  place. 

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And  out  o'er  the  heads  of  the  people  I  hear  the 
message  ring : — 

'^ Awake!  thou  that  sleepest,  arise  from  the  dead! 
The  Lord  still  lives  today.  His  power  has  never 
abated.  His  Word  has  never  changed.  The  things 
He  did  in  Bible  days,  He  still  lives  to  do  today.  Not 
a  burden  is  there  He  cannot  bear  nor  a  fetter  He 
cannot  break. 

^'Here  bring  your  sins,  He'll  wash  them  away. 
Here  bring  your  sicknesses  Hell  heal  you  today. 
We  serve  not  a  dead  but  a  living  God — not  'I  WAS,' 
but  'The  Great  I  AM.' 

''Come  young,  come  old;  come  sad,  come  glad; 
come  weary  and  faltering  of  step ;  come  sick,  come 
well!  come  one,  come  all  unto  'The  Great  I  AM.' 
There  is  food  for  the  hungry,  there  is  strength  for  the 
faint;  there  is  hope  for  the  hopeless,  and  sight  for 
the  blind." 

"Pit-a-pat!  Pit-a-pat!"  Faster  and  faster  they 
come  !  The  church  is  o  'erflowing ;  they  are  filling  the 
streets.  Their  faces  are  shining;  in  their  eyes  the 
light  of  hope  has  been  kindled  by  the  taper  of  faith 
through  the  preaching  of  "The  Great  I  AM." 

They  are  reaching  out  their  hands  for  forgiveness, 
for  the  healing  of  the  crippled  and  sick.  They  are 
thirsting  for  the  joy  of  salvation;  hungering  for  the 
Bread  of  Life.  They  are  seeking  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Ghost  and  something  practical  which  can  meet 
the  immediate  and  pressing  need  of  the  great  today, 
and  fit  them  for  the  morrow.  And  they  have  found 
the  source  of  sure  supply  in  the  church — the  house  of 
God — from  under  whose  altar  and  o  'er  whose  thresh- 
hold  runs  the  ever  deepening  stream  of  life.  They 
seek  no  further,  through  the  briers  of  the  world — 

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they  have  found  ''The  Great  I  AM"  and  sing: 

''Wisdom,  righteousness  and  power, 

Holiness  forevermore 

My  redemption  full  and  sure, 

Christ  is  all  I  need." 

Burdens  are  lifted,  tearful  weeping  eyes  are  dried, 
the  sick  are  healed,  the  crooked  made  straight.  Sin- 
guilty  hearts  are  cleansed  and  made  holy.  Empty 
water-pots  are  filled  with  wine.  And  the  cold,  world- 
ly church  has  risen  from  the  dust  in  garments  glister- 
ing, white.  With  oil  in  their  lamps  and  sheaves  in 
their  arms — they  worship  "The  Great  I  AM." 


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A  Double  Cure  For  A  Double  Curse 

When  Satan  entered  the  purity  of  the  Garden  of  Eden, 
in  the  form  of  a  serpent,  two  "angels  of  darkness''  fol- 
lowed hard  on  his  trail — his  coming  brought  the  double 
curse  of  Sin  and  Sickness. 

When  Christ  came  into  the  dying  world  to  redeem  it 
from  the  curse,  there  came  in  His  blessed  footsteps  "two 
angels"  of  light  and  hope — His  coming  brought  the  double 
cure.  Salvation  and  Healing. 

In  the  beginning  the  world  emerged  from  under 
the  hand  of  God,  good,  and  pure  and  perfect. 

In  the  Garden  of  Eden,  the  most  perfect  spot  in  a 
perfect  world.  He  placed  the  perfect  man  and  woman, 
Adam  and  Eve,  whom  He  had  formed  from  the  dust 
of  the  ground  and  into  whose  nostrils  He  had 
breathed  the  breath  of  life. 

In  innocence  and  purity  they  dwelled  'neath  the 
flowing  boughs  and  trailing  flowers  of  rich  fruit-la- 
den trees.  Busy  bees  droned  contentedly  in  the  per- 
fumed air  as  the  golden,  mellow  sunlight  of  a  perfect 
day  filtered  through  the  dense  green  foliage  of  leaf 
and  branch  and  splashed  upon  a  floor  carpeted  with 
violets,  moss  and  lichen.  Birds  of  rich  plumage  flit- 
ted from  tree  to  tree,  and  high  above  it  all  a  songful 
lark  sprang  high  into  the  open  heaven  showering  the 
air  with  musical  praise. 

Into  the  tranquil  beauty  of  this  garden  which  His 
own  loving  hand  had  planted,  God  loved  to  walk  in 
the  cool  of  the  day,  communing  with  man  whom  He 
had  made  after  His  own  image,  and  filled  with  His 
breath  Divine. 

How  peaceful  their  abode !  How  blessed  their 
communion!  How  blissful  their  freedom  of  body, 
soul  and  spirit !  Theirs  but  one  requirement — faith 
in  the  Word  of  the  Father  and  obedience  to  His  com- 
mand. / 

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But  alas!  The  gleaming,  malevolent,  calculating 
eyes  of  Satan  were  watching  from  the  distance. 
Seething  hatred  for  God,  and  jealousy  of  man  fer- 
menting in  his  soul;  cunning  planning  in  his  heart. 
Once  he  had  been  an  angel  of  authority  in  Heaven, 
but  because  of  jealousy,  disobedience  and  treachery 
he  had  fallen  as  a  flaming  torch  from  Heaven  draw- 
ing a  third  of  the  angels  with  him.  (Luke  10:  18; 
Isaiah  14:12-14.) 

The  burning  passion  in  his  diabolic  nature  now 
longed  for  revenge^ — for  a  way  to  strike  back.  And 
here — here  in  this  blissful  garden  of  Eden  with  its 
stately  trees,  its  hanging  flowers,  its  luscious  fruit- 
age and  its  dancing,  sparkling  brooks  and  rivers 
where  God  had  placed  the  children  of  His  own  dear 
handiwork,  he  had  found  the  place  for  revenge ! 

Now  whom  did  the  Father  so  love  as  these  chil- 
dren? Had  He  not  toiled  through  the  days  to  create 
the  earth  for  his  habitation  ?  And  what  was  there  in 
heaven  or  on  earth  that  so  grieved  and  pierced  the 
pure  heart  of  the  Father  as  disobedience  and  sin? 
Hath  it  not  been  written  that :  God  cannot  look  up- 
on sin  with  the  least  degree  of  allowance  ?  Hath  He 
not  said :  The  soul  that  sinneth,  it  shall  surely  die  ? 
Full  well  did  Satan  know  that  God  in  His  justice 
would  show  no  partiality.  And  though  His  heart 
was  torn  and  bleeding  the  curse  of  His  disapproval 
must  fall  upon  the  inmates  of  the  Garden  and  the 
whole  earth  must  be  jolted  and  shaken  with  the  im- 
pact of  the  fall. 

With  fiendish  cunning  Satan  took  upon  himself  the 
form  of  a  flashing,  scintillating  serpent^  (said  at  that 
time  to  be  the  most  beautiful  and  subtle  beast  of  the 
field)   and  in  shimmering,  graceful  strides,  and  his 

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most  captivating  manner  he  drew  near  unto  the  wo- 
man and  began  to  sow  the  fateful  seeds  of  unbelief 
within  her  heart : 

^^Yea,  God  hath  said,  that  in  the  day  ye  eat  of  the 
tree  in  the  middle  of  the  garden  ye  shall  surely  die 
— but  God  does  not  mean  that  which  He  said — ^Ye 
shall  not  surely  die." 

The  first  lie  the  devil  told  the  human  family,  the 
first  seed  of  doubt  he  sowed  in  their  hearts  was  that 
of  doubting  the  veracity  and  absolute,  unchangeable 
truth  of  God's  Word.  He  has  been  engaged  with 
the  same  task  ever  since. 

Behind  the  devil  as  he  enters  the  garden,  stand 
two  fearsome  demons  of  night.  Our  hearts  are  re- 
pulsed and  shuddering  as  we  gaze  on  each  cruel  face. 

Oh  Mother  Eve !  Could  you  not  see  them  ?  "Why 
were  your  eyes  so  blinded?  On  each  shield,  with 
which  they  cover  themselves  is  the  form  of  a  vene- 
mous  serpent  with  a  parting,  darting,  poisonous 
tongue.  In  his  hand  each  demon  holds  a  fork 
with  sharp,  barbed  prongs  with  which  to  pierce  body 
and  soul  with  fearful  wounds,  which  no  earthly  pow- 
er can  heal.  Oh  Eve!  can't  you  see  them,  hand  in 
hand,  an  invincible,  inseparable  pair — twin  angels  of 
darkness,  agents  of  despair,  relentless  and  cruel? 
Their  names  are  written  on  their  shields — ''Sin"  and 
''Sickness." 

But  the  eyes  of  Eve  were  riveted  in  fascination  on 
the  shimmering  serpent's  form  !  Her  ears  hearkened 
to  that  smooth  deceiver's  voice.  Thus  Eve  was  de- 
ceived, and  in  obeying  the  word  of  Satan  she  dis- 
obeyed her  Lord,  ate  of  the  forbidden  fruit,  and  gave 
Adam  to  eat  also. 

Soon  came  the  footsteps  of  God,  walking  in  the 

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garden  in  the  cool  of  the  evening.  ^'Adam,  where 
art  thou?''  His  voice  rang  out  in  tones  of  thunder 
that  struck  fear  and  quaking  into  those  guilty  souls 
who  sought  to  hide  them  from  His  gaze.  Quick  as  a 
flash  His  keen,  all-seeing  eye  read  the  story  and  His 
heart  was  grieved  and  sad.  They  had  sold  them- 
selves to  the  devil,  and  the  twin  demons  of  darkness 
laughed  as  they  reached  out  through  the  gathering 
gloom,  the  more  firmly  to  grip  the  erring  ones  on  the 
prongs  of  suffering  and  sin. 

Hand  in  hand  came  sin  and  sickness  into  the  gar- 
den of  life.  Hand  in  hand  they  have  walked  through 
the  years  since  that  day.  But  instead  of  leaving  His 
children  in  the  hands  of  the  devil  to  suffer  the  double 
curse  they  had  brought  upon  themselves  through  dis- 
obedience, the  great  loving  Father-heart  of  God  be- 
gan even  then  to  lay  plans  for  their  redemption — a 
double  cure  for  a  double  curse. 

But  there  and  then,  even  though  man  must  needs 
be  driven  from  the  garden,  God  gave  His  first  pro- 
phetic promise  that  through  the  seed  of  woman 
should  come  He  that  should  bruise  the  head  that 
bruised  His  heel.  All  down  through  the  coming 
years  that  led  by  a  winding  trail,  through  many  lands 
and  many  tears,  on  through  the  days  of  Abel,  Seth, 
and  Noah,  Shem,  Abraham,  Isaac,  Jacob,  Judah  and 
David — even  down  to  the  cross  of  Christ — this  prom- 
ise was  reiterated  through  the  prophets  and  sages. 

Thus  it  was  that  as  far  back  as  the  days  of  Moses 
it  was  an  understood  fact  that  salvation  and  healing 
were  provided  in  the  atonement  through  the  Lamb 
slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world.  When  Moses 
brought  the  children  of  Israel  from  Egypt  and  turned 
their  faces  toward  the  promised  land  God  spake  to 
them,  saying:     *'If  thou  wilt  diligently  hearken  to 

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the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  Grod,  and  wilt  do  that  which 
is  right  in  His  sight,  and  wilt  give  ear  to  His  com- 
mandments, and  keep  all  His  statutes,  I  will  put  none 
of  these  diseases  upon  thee,  which  I  have  put  upon 
the  Egyptians  for  I  am  the  Lord  that  healeth  thee. ' ' 

Clearly  the  Father  signified  that  with  disobedience 
and  sin  would  come  sickness  and  disease.  Later 
when  disobedience  and  sin  had  laid  them  low  and 
fiery  serpents  bit  them  till  they  died  God  commanded 
that  a  brazen  serpent  (brass  signifying  judgment) 
should  be  lifted  up  in  the  wilderness  even  as  Christ 
was  later  to  pass  through  the  judgment  for  us  and  be 
lifted  up  on  the  cross  of  Calvary.  Those  who  looked 
upon  the  serpent  that  was  lifted  up  in  the  wilderness 
had  life  for  a  look.  They  found  therein  the  double 
cure — forgiveness  for  the  soul  and  healing  for  the 
body. 

When  Miriam  through  the  sin  of  criticism  and 
backbiting  fell  ill  of  leprosy  white  as  snow,  Moses 
besought  God  for  the  double  cure.  After  pleading 
the  mercy  and  pardon  of  the  Lord  he  cries,  ^^Heal 
her  now,  0  God,  I  beseech  Thee.''     Numbers  12:13. 

Of  the  double  cure  for  the  double  curse  the  Psalm- 
ist spake  clearly,  saying,  ''Bless  the  Lord  0  my  soul, 
and  forget  not  all  His  benefits.  Who  forgiveth  all 
thine  iniquities,  and  who  healeth  all  thy  diseases." 
Ps.  103:2,  3.  Notice  the  first  two  benefits  David 
mentions  are  those  of  forgiveness  and  salvation, 
which  is  to  overthrow  the  powers  of  sin,  and  divine 
healing  for  the  body  to  overthrow  sickness  and  dis- 
ease. 

Isaiah  catching  sight  of  the  Great  Eedeemer 
through  the  lifted  veil,  beheld  Christ  as  the  Man  of 
Sorrows  and  acquainted  with  grief.     He  sees  in  His 

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glorious  coming  the  double  cure  for  the  double  curse, 
and  declares  of  His  work  of  atonement:  ''He  was 
wounded  for  our  transgressions,  bruised  for  our  ini- 
quities (notice  the  word  'bruised/  God  had  said  of 
Him  that  He  would  bruise  the  head  that  bruised  His 
heel)  .  .  .  and  by  His  stripes  we  are  healed." 
Isaiah  53. 

"But  does  not  this  promise  refer  to  spiritual  heal- 
ing only?''  asks  one  timid  soul  to  whom  the  news 
seems  almost  too  good  to  be  true.  No,  Matthew 
8  :16,  17,  describes  Christ  healing  the  sick,  casting  out 
demons,  causing  the  blind  to  see  and  the  lame  to 
walk,  and  then  tells  us  that  this  physical  healing  is 
the  literal  interpretation  of  Isaiah  53.  Head  the  17th 
verse  and  note  Matthew's  interpretation  of  that 
promise.  "This  was  done  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
which  was  spoken  by  Esaias  the  prophet  saying: 
Himself  took  our  infirmities  and  bare  our  sicknesses. ' ' 

The  coming  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  the 
seed  of  woman,  jwas  the  coming  of  the  great  deliverer 
to  redeem  a  Sicken  world  from  the  curse.  Speak- 
ing of  His  own  mission  Jesus  plainly  said.  "The 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me,  because  He  hath 
anointed  me  to  preach  the  Gospel  to  the  poor;  He 
hath  sent  me  to  heal  the  broken-hearted ;  to  preach 
deliverance  to  the  captives,  and  recovering  of  sight 
to  the  blind,  to  set  at  liberty  them  that  are  bruised, 
to  preach  the  acceptable  year  of  the  Lord."  Luke 
4:18,  19. 

0  blessed  Light  that  shineth  in  the  darkness,  even 
though  the  darkness  comprehendeth  it  not !  0  bless- 
ed Burden-Bearer  carrying  our  sins,  bearing  our 
sicknesses,  enduring  our  pain,  would  that  the  world 
might  see  Thee ! 

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Oh,  look,  heart-sore  world,  canst  thou  not  see  the 
two  great  blessings  that  follow  the  Master  wherever 
He  goes,  like  two  bright  angels  of  light,  who  stand 
hand  in  hand,  with  shining  swords  bearing  the  sign 
of  the  cross  and  holding  aloft  the  Spirit's  sword  to 
cut  thy  bonds  in  twain?  Salvation  declares,  ^'Thy 
sins  be  all  forgiven  thee.''  Healing  cries:  *'Be 
thou  made  whole,  take  up  thy  bed  and  walk ! ' '  and 
0  'er  mountain  and  dale,  in  valley  or  plain,  within  the 
palace  and  in  the  hut — wherever  this  dear  Jesus  of 
Galilee  went  He  brought  with  Him  this  double  cure, 
Salvation  and  Healing. 

**  Wherefore  think  ye  evil  in  your  hearts,"  said  He, 
**for  whether  is  easier  to  say:  Thy  sins  be  forgfiven 
thee,  or  Take  up  your  bed  and  walk?"  Whether  is 
easier — who  is  there  among  us  dare  to  say  ?  For  this 
heaven-born,  heaven-sent  pair  stand  hand  in  hand, 
shield  to  shield — a  double  cure  for  a  double  curse. 
In  God's  plan  they  should  never  be  divided. 

When  the  short  years  of  our  Lord's  ministry, 
wherein  He  went  about  destroying  the  works  of  the 
devil,  namely  forgiving  sin  and  healing  the  sick, 
were  ended,  the  hour  approached  for  His  torturous 
death  on  the  cross.  Emerging  from  Gethsemane 
Garden  when  the  long  night  was  o'er,  He  was  con- 
demned before  Pontius  Pilate  to  die  on  the  rugged 
tree. 

But  before  they  led  Him  up  Calvary's  mountain, 
something  of  great  importance  must  take  place, 
something  that  makes  our  cheeks  blanch  and  the 
tear  drops  to  start  at  the  very  thought,  they  must 
bare  our  Savior's  back  to  the  smiters,  tie  Him  to 
the  whipping-post,  and  flog  Him  with  the  cruel  lash. 

Did  you  ever  wonder  why? 

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■J^ 


'  Blow  upon  blow,  fell  on  the  tender,  quivering  flesh 
of  the  gentle  Nazarene.  The  biting  whip  rose  and 
fell  again  and  again  in  the  hands  of  the  Roman  sol- 
dier, till  the  great  purple  welts  stood  on  the  precious 
back  that  was  so  soon  to  bear  the  cross — fell  till  the 
drops  of  blood  dripped  upon  the  ground.  Some  forty 
blows  were  permissible  in  those  days  and  men  often 
fainted  or  even  died  at  the  whipping-post. 

''Tell  me,  dear  Spirit,  Teacher  and  Guide,  0  tell 
me  "WHY  did  they  whip  Him  so  1  Was  He  whipped 
that  my  many  sins  might  be  washed  away?" 

''No,  child,  the  blood  on  the  cross  was  sufficient  for 
that." 

"Then  why  did  they  pluck  the  beard  from  His  face, 
and  beat  Him  with  cruel  staves,  was  that  for  the 
cleansing  of  sin?" 

"No,  child,  the  Blood  was  sufficient  for  that." 

"Then  why,  0  Spirit  of  God,  tell  me  why  did  they 
torture  my  Saviour  so  ?  Was  God  merely  permitting 
the  vindictive,  fiendish  wrath  of  an  angry  mob  to  be 
wreaked  upon  the  head  of  His  blessed  Son?  Else 
if  His  stripes  did  not  cleanse  me  from  sin,  then  WHY 
did  they  whip  Him  so?" 

"Why,  child!  Do  you  not  know  the  meaning  of 
that  lash,  the  cruel  blows  of  the  smiters'  scourge? 
'Twas  thus  He  bare  your  suffering,  and  by  His 
stripes  ye  are  healed.  Not  a  meaningless  blow,  not 
a  meaningless  pain  did  that  precious  Body  bear.  At 
the  whipping-post  He  purchased  your  healing,  bare 
your  suffering  and  pain.  On  the  cross  He  purchased 
your  pardon,  forgiveness  and  cleansing  from  sin. 
Healed  by  His  stripes,  cleansed  by  His  blood — 0 
blessed  double  cure  for  a  double  curse  for  all  who 
will  look  and  live." 

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But  have  not  these  twain  been  separated,  till  only 
Salvation  remains?  Then  His  stripes  were  borne  in 
vain. 

Hearken  to  the  words  of  the  Master :  ^  ^  The  works 
that  I  do  shall  ye  do,  and  greater  works  than  these 
shall  ye  do  because  I  go  to  My  Father.  All  power 
is  given  unto  me,  in  heaven  and  in  earth.  Go  ye 
therefore  and  teach  all  nations  baptizing  them  in  the 
Name  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  Teaching  them  to  observe  all  thiags,  what- 
soever I  have  commanded!  you:  and  lo,  I  am  with  you 
always,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world.  Amen/' 
Matt.  28:18-20. 

*'As  ye  go  preach,  saying.  The  kingdom  of  heaven 
is  at  hand,  cleanse  the  leper,  heal  the  sick,  cast  out 
demons,  freely  as  ye  have  received  freely  give.^' 
^^Into  whatsoever  city  or  town  ye  enter  heal  the  sick 
that  are  therein  and  say  unto  them.  The  Kingdom  of 
God  is  come  nigh  unto  you.''  And  He  sent  them  to 
preach  the  Gospel  and  heal  the  sick.  And  said, 
'  ^  These  signs  shall  follow  them  that  believe :  in  My 
name  shall  they  cast  out  devils ;  they  shall  speak  with 
new  tongues;  they  shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick  and 
they  shall  recover."     Mark  16:17,  18. 

Jesus  the  same  yesterday,  today  and  forever  still      ^ 
brings  the  double  cure  for  soul  and  body.     There  is 
still  life  for  a  look  at  the  Crucified  One,  and  they 
who  touch  the  hem  of  His   garment  may   still  be 
made  whole. 

In  the  fifth  chapter  of  James,  the  elders  of  the 
church  are  given  instructions  to  anoint  the  sick  (who 
call  for  them)  with  oil,  and  pray  the  prayer  of  faith, 
having  the  promise  of  the  double  cure     .     .     .     The 


prayer  of  faith  shall  save  the  sick  and  the  Lord  shall 
raise  him  up,  and  if  he  hath  committed  sins  they  shall 
be  forgiven  him.  Confess  your  faults  one  to  another 
and  pray  one  for  another  that  ye  may  be  healed. 
What  a  sweet  relationship  there  here  exists  between 
Salvation  and  Healing. 

This  does  not  mean  that  we  will  never  die.  There 
comes  a  day  when  the  sands  of  the  years  are  run  and 
the  child  of  God  is  caught  up  and  goes  sweeping 
home  to  glory.  Thank  God  for  that  hope !  'Tis  not 
that  they  who  claim  the  promise  of  healing  fear 
death.  To  be  absent  from  the  body  is  to  be  present 
with  the  Lord.  But  it  does  mean  that  instead  of 
suffering,  and  groaning  all  the  days  of  our  lives  with 
a  torturous  disease,  it  is  possible  to  look  away  to 
Jesus  and  take  that  for  which  He  paid  with  cruel 
stripes,  and  the  shedding  of  His  precious  blood. 

Too  long  have  we  wandered  in  weakness  and  pov- 
erty, when  we  might  have  had  His  strength  and  rich- 
es !  Too  long  have  we  lain  starving,  when  we  might 
have  been  feasting  in  Father's  banquet  hall. 

A  man  in  straitened  financial  circumstances  once 
bought  a  ticket  for  an  ocean  voyage. 

'^Now  I  must  be  very  saving  of  my  few  remaining 
dollars,  "he  told  himself.  ' '  I  '11  just  buy  some  crack- 
ers and  drink  water  with  them  for  the  duration  of 
my  voyage,  thus  leaving  a  small  sum  for  my  arrival. ' ' 

Days  wore  by  one  by  one,  and  the  poor  man  be- 
came more  and  more  famished  for  a  good  square 
meal  and  more  disgusted  with  crackers  and  water. 
On  the  day  that  the  steamer  was  scheduled  to  arrive 
in  port  he  could  bear  it  no  longer,  if  it  took  the  last 
cent,  he  decided  that  he  must  have  one  more  good 
meal. 

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But  when  he  made  his  way  to  the  dining  salon,  its 
beauty  and  the  fine  food  which  was  being  served, 
course  after  course  at  the  tables,  the  white  linen  and 
shining  silver  caused  him  to  doubt.  Such  a  fine  din- 
ing room,  perhaps  he  would  not  have  money  enough 
after  all!  Catching  the  eye  of  the  steward  he  in- 
quired: 

^'Sir,  w^ould  you  please  be  kind  enough  to  tell  me 
the  cost  of  a  meal  in  that  dining  room?"  The  waiter 
looked  at  the  man  with  amazement  and  said: 

^'Why  I  don't  understand  what  you  mean." 

^^I  want  to  know  how  much  one  good,  square  meal 
at  that  table  would  cost  me,  please." 

''Why  you  have  a  ticket  for  this  steamship  voyage, 
haven't  you?" 

''Ticket?     Why  y-yes,"  stammered  the  man. 

"Then  your  meals  don't  cost  you  a  penny.  They 
are  all  included  in  your  ticket.  Where  have  you 
been  at  meal  times?  Why  did  you  not  come  to  the 
table?  Your  place  has  been  set  and  held  vacant  foi 
you  all  the  time." 

"Why  I've  been  sitting  in  my  state-room  eating 
crackers  and  drinking  cold  water,  every  day,  because 
I  thought  I  could  not  afford  the  dining  room." 

And,  Oh  dear  ones,  many  of  us  have  gone  almost 
to  the  end  of  life's  voyage  before  realizing  the  good 
things  included  in  our  ticket.  Salvation,  Healing, 
the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  rich  life  in  Christ 
are  yours  for  the  asking.  Draw  near  today  and  cry : 
Thou  Son  of  David,  have  mercy  upon  me.  I  now  ap- 
propriate Thy  promises,  and  claim  as  mine  the  rich 
provision  Thou  hast  made  for  me,  even  the  double 
cure  with  its  blessings  for  body  and  soul. 

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The  Scriptural  Relationship  of  Divine 
Healing  and  Salvation 

In  God's  great  plan  of  Redemption,  Salvation  for 
the  soul,  and  Divine  Healing  for  the  body,  were  unit- 
ed in  holy  matrimony,  and  destined  to  walk  together, 
hand  in  hand,  through  the  ages.  Unbelief  has  sought 
to  divorce  this  heaven-born  pair;  but  prayer  and 
faith  still  prove  they  are  united. 

Healing  for  the  body  was  included  in  the  atone- 
ment made  by  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  God.  Beaten 
with  cruel  stripes.  He  purchased  healing  for  the 
body.  Wounded  for  our  transgressions,  He  bought 
Redemption  for  every  soul  that  would  believe  on 
Him  with  the  whole  heart. 

In  the  Beginning 

In  the  beginning,  man  through  disobedience,  trans- 
gressed the  law  of  God.  Believing  the  words  of 
Satan,  rather  than  the  words  of  God,  the  inmates  of 
the  garden  did  exactly  what  God  told  them  not  to 
do;  and  through  their  disobedience  opened  the  door 
to  that  inseparable  pair,  sin  and  suffering.  Man  had 
sold  himself  for  naught,  and  engaged  himself  to  be 
the  bond-servant  of  the  devil.  Banished  from  the 
garden,  sweating  through  the  toil  of  the  day,  groan- 

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ing  in  labor  and  pain,  how  hopeless  was  their  state ! 

But  hark !  The  voice  of  God  spoke  to  them — and 
with  His  promise  came  a  shaft  of  light  from  the  Son 
of  Righteousness,  falling  athwart  the  darkness  of  the 
night,  cleaving  it  asunder  and  promising  the  opening 
of  a  '^New  and  Living  Way'';  spelling  deliverance 
from  sin  and  its  awful  consequences,  and  the  regain- 
ing of  that  which  they  had  lost.  For,  His  unfailing 
Word  had  promised  that  the  seed  of  the  woman  was 
to  come  and  bruise  the  head  that  bruised  His  heel. 
Hallelujah ! 

Through  the  centuries  of  the  Old  Testament,  the 
faithful  received  forgiveness  of  their  sins  and  heal- 
ing for  their  bodies  by  believing  on  Him  who  was  to 
come  and  bear  their  griefs,  in  His  own  body  on  the 
tree.  And  thus  it  was,  though  plagues  were  ram- 
pant all  about  them,  the  Lord  said,  **If  thou  wilt  dili- 
g^ently  hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
wilt  do  that  which  is  rig-ht  in  His  sight,  and  wilt  give 
ear  to  His  commandments,  and  keep  all  His  statutes, 
I  will  put  none  of  these  diseases  upon  thee,  which  I 
have  brought  upon  the  Egyptians :  for  I  am  the  Lord 
that  healeth  thee."— Ex.  15:26. 


In    Moses'   Day 

When  Miriam  fell  ill  of  leprosy,  because  of  criti- 
cism and  backbiting,  repentance  and  faith  in  the 
Lord  brought  forgiveness  and  healing.  The  cry  ''Al- 
as! my  Lord  ...  we  have  done  foolishly  ....  we 
have  sinned  .  .  .  Heal  her  now,  0  God,  I  beseech 

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Thee.'^  (Ex.  12:13,  14)  brought  the  answer  down 
from  heaven,  forgiveness  and  healing  came  forth  to- 
gether to  reign  in  the  stead  of  sickness  and  sin. 

When  the  children  of  Israel  committed  a  grievous 
sin  before  the  Lord,  sickness  and  plague  followed 
hard  on  its  trail,  till  they  died  and  fell  in  heaps. 
And  Moses  said,  Go  quickly,  and  make  an  atonement 
for  them :  for  there  is  wrath  gone  out  from  the  Lord 
and  the  plague  is  begun.  And  Aaron  ran  into  the 
midst  of  the  people  and  made  an  atonement  for  the 
people.  He  stood  between  the  living  and  the  dead, 
and  the  plague  was  stayed.'  (Numbers  16:46,  47). 
Again  sickness  and  suffering  follow  the  offspring  of 
the  devil — sin.  And  again  Salvation  and  Healing 
follow  repentance,  obedience,  and  faith. 

And  when,  through  disobedience  and  sin,  they  lay 
dying  from  the  bites  of  fiery  serpents,  pardon  and 
healing  came  together.  When  from  the  depths  of  re- 
pentance and  sorrow  they  cried,  "We  have  sinned, 
for  we  have  spoken  against  the  Lord,  and  against 
thee;  pray  for  us  unto  the  Lord  that  He  take  away 
the  serpents  from  us,"  the  Lord  bade  Moses  ''make  a 
serpent  of  brass,  and  put  it  upon  a  pole ;  and  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  every  one  that  is  bitten,  when  he 
looketh  upon  it  shall  live. ' '  And  to  our  own  hearts, 
the  blessed  hope  is  born,  for  as  the  serpent  was  lifted 
up  in  the  wilderness,  so"  Christ  was  lifted  up  on  the 
cross,  bearing  our  sin,  carrying  our  sorrow,  cruelly 
smitten  and  bearing  the  stripes  for  our  healing. 

When  the  angel  of  death  was  passing  over  Egypt, 
the  children  of  Israel  found  peace  and  safety  through 
the  slain  Paschal  lamb.  The  broken  body  of  the 
lamb  provided  food  and  strength  for  their  bodily 

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needs;  whilst  the  blood  on  the  door  procured  their 
deliverance  and  protection.  And  so  it  is  with  Jesus, 
the  Lamb  slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world. 
Through  the  stripes  and  sufferings  which  He  bore  He 
brings  us  healing;  whilst  His  precious  blood,  upon 
the  lintels  of  our  hearts  brings  pardon,  and  the  pass- 
ing over  of  the  wrath  of  God. 

In  the  Day  of  David  and  Isaiah 

On  and  on  through  the  pages  of  the  Word,  walk 
Salvation  and  Healing  side  by  side.  On  they  walk 
through  David's  day  and,  s^eeing  them,  the  Psalmist 
catches  up  his  harp  and  sings,  in  a  rapturous  thanks- 
giving, ''Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul,  and  forget  not 
all  His  benefits:  who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities; 
who  healeth  all  thy  diseases :  who  redeemeth  thy  life 
from  destruction,  who  crowneth  thee  with  loving 
kindness  and  tendbr  mercies;  who  satisfieth  thy 
mouth  with  good  things;  so  that  thy  youth  is  re- 
newed like  the  eagle's." 

Dear,  precious  Redeemer — with  every  turned  page 
His  coming  is  nearer  and  clearer,  till  Isaiah  53  is 
reached.  And,  beholding  Him  through  tear-dimmed 
eyes  of  faith,  the  prophet  cries,  '*He  was  wounded  for 
our  transgressions  .  .  .  and  by  His  stripes  we  are 
healed." 

Everywhere,  confident,  undisputed  co-operative  re- 
lationship and  unity  is  found  existing  between  the 
salvation  of  the  soul,  and  healing  for  the  body,  which 
our  Redeemer  should  purchase  on  the  cross  for  all 
who  would  believe  with  the  whole  heart. 

Thirty-seven 


In  Jesus*  Day 

With  the  coming  of  the  Lord,  the  two  were  even 
more  visibly  and  inseparably  bound  together.  He 
came  to  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil  and  through 
His  years  of  ministry  upon  the  earth,  our  Lord  went 
about  forgiving  sin  and  healing  all  that  were  op- 
pressed of  the  devil.  With  what  sweet  and  gracious 
benediction  fell  His  words  upon  the  troubled  heart: 
''Thy  sins  are  all  forgiven  thee — go  in  peace  and  sin 
no  more,"  or  *'Thy  sins  are  forg-iven  thee^ — rise,  take 
up  thy  bed  and  walk."  Hallelujah!  What  a  De- 
liverer is  this — what  a  precious  double  cure  for  soul 
and  body,  praise  the  Lord! 

In  Matthew  9  :2,  a  man  was  brought  to  Jesus  sick 
with  palsy  and  lying  on  a  bed.  Jesus,  seeing  their 
faith,  said  unto  the  man,  sick  with  the  palsy :  * '  Son, 
be  of  good  cheer;  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee,"  but, 
behold,  certain  scribes  who,  though  forced  by  what 
their  eyes  had  seen  in  the  past  to  believe  Christ's 
power  to  heal  the  sick,  doubted  in  their  hearts  His 
ability  to  forgive  sin.  Jesus,  knowing  their  thoughts, 
said,  ''Wherefore  think  ye  evil  in  your  hearts,  for 
whether  is  it  easier,  to  say.  Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee ; 
or  to  say,  Arise,  and  walk?" 

The  scribes  of  that  day  had  admitted  Christ's  pow- 
er to  heal,  but  disputed  His  power  to  forgive.  To- 
day the  attitude  of  the  doubter  is  quite  reversed — 
many  who  admit  His  power  to  forgive  sin,  doubt  His 
ability  to  heal  the  sick.  But  Jesus  says:  ''Which  is 
easier?"  and  the  simple  facts  are  that  it  is  just  as 
easy  for  the  Lord  to  do  the  one  as  the  other. 

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Salvation  and  Healing — Hand  in  Hand  in 
Great  Commission 

When  sending  forth  His  disciples,  Matt.  10 :7,  8,  the 
Lord  commanded  them,  saying:  ''As  ye  go^  preach, 
saying*,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.  Heal  the 
sick,  cleanse  the  leper  .  .  .  freely  as  ye  have  received, 
freely  give."  In  His  great  world-wide  commission, 
under  which  we  live  and  work  for  Christ  today,  Jesus 
said :  '  *  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gos- 
pel to  every  creature.  He  that  believeth  and  is  bap- 
tized shall  be  saved;  but  he  that  believeth  not  shall 
be  damned.  And  these  signs  shall  follow  them  that 
believe:  In  my  Name  shall  they  cast  out  devils; 
they  shall  speak  with  new  tongues  .  .  .  they  shall 
lay  hands  on  the  sick,and  they  shall  recover. ' ' 

Not  once  is  there  an  intimation  that  salvation  and 
healing  are  to  be  separated ;  but  only  the  constant  as- 
surance that  Jesus  is  the  very  same  yesterday,  today 
and  forever,  and  His  promise  that  *'the  works  that  I 
do  shall  ye  do  also,  and  greater  works  than  these 
shaU  ye  do  because  I  go  to  my  Father. ' ' 

In  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles 

In  the  ^^Acts  of  the  Apostles''  divine  healing  is 
still  the  hand-maiden  of  the  Gospel.  **And'  they 
went  forth,  and  preached  everywhere,  the  Lord 
working  with  them,  and  confirming  the  word  with 
signs  following.     Amen. ' ' 

The  healing  of  the  lame  man  in  Acts  3  resulted  in 
the  conversion  of  5,000  men  in  Acts  4 :4. 

When  surrounded  by  the  hosts  of  darkness,  un- 
belief and  fierce  opposition,  the  prayer  of  Bible-day 

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believers  was  that  healing  for  the  body  might  be  the 
advance  guard  of  faith  in  the  spoken  Word:  **And 
naw,  Lord,  behold  their  threatening's ;  and  grant  un- 
to thy  servants,  that  with  all  boldness  they  may 
speak  thy  word,  by  (note  the  connection  between  the 
two)  stretching  forth  thine  hand  to  heal;  that  signs 
and  wonders  may  be  done  by  the  name  of  thy  Holy 
Child,  Jesus. '^     (Acts  4:29,  30). 

In  Acts  5  :12-16,  Salvation  and  Divine  Healing  are 
so  closely  interwoven  as  to  seem  almost  inseparable. 
''And  by  the  hands  of  the  apostles  were  many  signs 
and  wonders  wrought  among  the  people  .... 
and  believers  were  the  more  added  to  the  Lord,  mul- 
titudes, both  men  and  women.  Insomuch  that  they 
brought  forth  the  sick  into  the  streets  and  laid  them 
on  beds  and  couches,  that  at  least  the  shadow  of 
Peter,  passing  by,  might  overshadow  some  of  them. 
There  came  also  a  multitude  out  of  the  city  round 
about  unto  Jerusalem,  bringing  sick  folks,  and  them 
which  were  vexed  with  unclean  spirits;  and  they 
were  healed  every  one.'' 

On  and  on  they  journeyed  together,  to  the  last 
chapter  of  Acts,  where  Paul,  on  the  Isle  of  Melita, 
healed  the  sick  in  Jesus'  name,  as  freely  as  he 
preached  the  glorious  Gospel. 

According  to  James 

In  James  5:14-15,  salvation  and  healing  are  still 
united.  And  in  the  apostle's  instructions  to  the 
church,  and  the  tribes  scattered  abroad,  we  read,  **Is 
any  sick  among  you?  Let  him  call  for  the  elders  of 
the  church;  and  let  them  pray  over  him,  anointing 
him  with  oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord ;  and  the  pray- 

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6r  af  faith  shall  save  the  sick,  and  the  Lord  shall 
raise  him  up;  and  (note  the  connection) — if  he  have 
committed  sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven  him. ' '  What 
a  close  harmony  is  here  existent  between  salvation 
and  healing !  Who  would  dare  cross  out  the  forgive- 
ness and  leave  the  healing,  or  cross  out  the  healing 
and  leave  the  forgiveness? 

Note  the  sweet  union  in  the  next  verse  also  (v.  16), 
**  Confess  your  faults  one  to  another,  and  pray  one 
for  another,  that  ye  may  be  healed. " 

And  now,  God's  word  still  stands  as  sure  and  true 
as  ever.  Not  one  of  His  good  promises  has  ever 
crumbled  in  the  dust.  They  who  come  to  Christ  in 
full  surrender,  forsaking  the  world  and  seeking  Him 
with  all  their  hearts,  in  faith  and  obedience,  still 
find  His  power  the  very  same. 

On  Calvary 's  cross,  the  great  Redeemer  carried  not 
only  our  sin,  but  ''Himsielf  took  our  infirmities,  and 
bare  our  sicknesses."  Matt.  8:17.  While  many  stand 
in  doubt,  thinking  that  His  healing  power  has  been 
withdrawn  and  that  His  saving  grace  alone  remains, 
thousands  are  laying  hold  of  the  promise,  taking 
Christ  at  His  Word  and  being  healed  of  their  disease. 

Oh,  the  wonderful  miracles  which  our  eyes  have 
beheld  in  the  past  few  months — the  blind  receiving 
sight — the  deaf  ears  unstopped — the  lame  and  para- 
lyzed standing  and  leaping  for  joy ! — And  how  these 
miracles  have  brought  the  sinner  weeping  to  the 
cross !  Hard,  sneering  skeptics  have  turned  pale  and 
fallen  to  their  knees.  Proud  women  have  sobbed  and 
given  their  hearts  to  Christ,  and  oh,  we  KNOW  that 
Christ  is  just  the  same  today  as  in  the  days  of  old. 

His  saving  and  His  healing  power  are  just  the  same 
if  only  we  believe.   Whilst  some  content  themselves 

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with  telling  only  what  Christ  used  to  do  in  days  gone 
by,  others  are  rising  up  and  pressing  through  the 
throng  to  touch  His  garment  now.  And  by  their 
faith  they  are  made  whole.  What  a  blessed  privi- 
lege !  What  a  real  and  practical  Gospel  of  power, 
that  cannot  be  gainsaid !  What  a  wonderful  Saviour 
is  the  Christ,  ''Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities,  who 
healeth  all  thy  diseases." 


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The  Three  Parties  Concerned  In  Your 
HeaHng 

There  are  three  parties  concerned  in  your  receiv- 
ing Divine  Healing — yourself,  the  Lord  Jesus,  and 
the  one  who  prays  for  you.  Let  us  consider  just 
what  part  each  must  take  in  order  to  bring  it  about. 
The  first  to  be  concerned  in  your  healing  is,  of  course. 

Yourself 

If  you  would  be  cleansed  and  made  every  whit 
whole,  you  have  a  part  to  do  in  pressing  through  the 
thronging  doubt,  hindrances  and  materialism  of  the 
day,  and  touching  the  hem  of  the  Master's  robe.  So 
often  people  come  for  prayer  who  have  only  a  "pas- 
sive faith"  and  are  dumbly  hoping  that  I  can  heal 
them  or  do  all  the  interceding  in  their  behalf. 
Though  the  hands  of  everyone  about  them  may  be 
lifted  in  intercession,  their  faces  wet  with  tears  and 
a  real  prayer  of  faith  in  their  hearts,  such  an  one 
stands  passively — without  any  real  soul  outcry  to 
God,  waiting  for  our  prayers  to  heal  him  and  "hop- 
ing" it  will  be  done.  If  they  are  healed,  they  will 
be  grateful  to  those  who  prayed  and  say  that  they 
"certainly  had  some  kind  of  power."  If  not  healed, 
they  will  go  out  and  criticize  the  meeting,  telling  the 
people  that  they  "tried  it"  or  "had  a  treatment" 
but  that  it  did  them  no  good. 

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But  do  you  not  see  that  these  did  not  do  their  part 
in  pressing  through  to  Jesus  with  active  faith  and 
believing  prayer?  You  can  try  doctors,  try  medicine, 
try  science,  try  baths  and  electric  treatment  but  you 
can  NOT  ''try''  Jesus  Christ.  Eemember  also  that 
neither  Christ  nor  His  servants  who  pray  for  you 
give  ''treatments.''  That  word  belongs  to  doctors 
or  Christian  Science  but  has  no  place  in  the  Bible  or 
in  these  revival  meetings.  The  very  fact  that  one 
uses  this  word  in  this  connection  would  indicate  that 
his  heart  is  far  from  God  and  that  the  truth  concern- 
ing the  atonement  and  power  of  the  slain  Lamb  of 
Calvary  is  not  in  him. 

The  one  coming  for  healing  has  a  real  definite  part 
to  do  in  his  coming  to  the  Great  Physician. 

The  disciples  must  needs  come  to  land  ere  they 
could  be  warmed  at  the  fire  which  Jesus  had  kindled 
or  partake  of  the  fish  which  He  had  broiled.  They 
must  needs  leave  their  ship,  come  to  shore  and  draw 
near  to  Jesus  before  they  could  receive  the  bounties 
from  His  hand.  You,  too,  must  come  out  of  the  ship 
in  which  you  have  gone  "a-fishing"  for  worldly  joys 
and  gains;  toiling  through  the  night  and  catching 
nothing.  Let  down  your  nets  on  the  right  side, 
prove  the  bounty  of  His  goodness,  love  and  power, 
then  jump  overboard,  like  Peter,  when  his  Master 
bade  him,  "Come  and  dine." 

The  prodig-al  son  must  needs  come  home  be- 
fore he  could  receive  the  kiss  of  reconciliation,  the 
ring,  the  best  robe,  and  shoes  for  his  weary  wander- 
ing feet.  The  father  could  not  carry  the  best  robe 
to  his  son  when  he  sat  among  the  swine,  eating  the 
husks  which  they  did  eat.  The  father  could  not  meet 
the  son  on  the  ground  of  his  prodigality ;  the  son 

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must  needs  return  to  his  father 's  home  and  meet  him 
on  his  own  just  and  righteous  ground.  Besides,  the 
best  robe  would  soon  have  been  soiled  and  be- 
smirched and  have  brought  discredit  to  his  father's 
name  had  he  worn  it  in  the  midst  of  his  revelling  and 
merry-making. 

Just  so,  if  you  want  to  be  made  whole,  receive  the 
best  robe  and  gifts  the  Heavenly  Father  has  to  give 
— salvation,  heal.'ng,  and  the  baptism  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  through  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  you,  too,  must 
do  your  part,  leave  the  land  of  sin  and  back-sliding, 
— your  soul  is  sick  of  it  all  anyway, — and  say,  "I 
will  arise  and  go."  Come  crying,  ^^ Father,  I  have 
sinned  against  Heaven  andjn  Thy  sight."  Through 
the  mist  of  penitent  tears  you  will  surely  see  the 
Father  running  to  meet  you,  with  clothing,  with  food 
and  with  gladness.  Just  as  the  ring  which  the  father 
gave  the  son  had  no  ending  but  was  a  complete  circle, 
so  the  love,  promises  and  provision  of  Christ  are  un- 
ending, for  He  is  the  same  today  as  He  was  yesterday 
and  will  be  evermore. 

Naaman  must  needs  dip  seven  times  in  the  Jor- 
dan before  he  was  cleansed  of  his  leprosy.  He  had 
his  part  to  do  in  obedience  and  humility.  Had 
Naaman  failed  to  do  his  part,  God  could  not  have 
done  His  and  he  would  have  gone  away  uncleansed. 
Naaman  did  not  go  part  of  the  way  to  the  Jordan  but 
all  the  way;  he  dipped  not  three  or  four,  but  seven 
times.  If  he  dipped  the  first  two  or  three  times  with 
the  thought  of  a  ^^ treatment"  in  his  mind,  the 
thought  was  surely  washed  away  ere  he  went  down 
the  seventh  time  in  obedience  and  faith,  for  he  came 
up  every  whit  whole. 

Many  come  for  healing  today  just  like  Naaman 

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went  to  Elisha.  They  think  they  can  sit  outside  in 
their  chariot  or  automobile  and  have  God's  servant 
run  out  and  heal  them.  No,  no  !  Rich  or  poor,  bond 
or  free,  all  must  go  the  same  humble  road  to  the  Jor- 
dan. 'Tis  not  the  servant  but  the  Master  who  has 
the  power. 

The  Important  Work  of  Preparation 

The  importance  of  the  work  of  preparation  cannot 
be  spoken  of  too  highly  or  be  too  greatly  empha- 
sized. 

People  who  come  blindly,  rushing  into  the  meet- 
ings, saying  that  they  have  heard  ^' there  is  a  miracle 
woman  here  who  can  heal  them  at  once''  and  that 
they  want  to  be  'treated"  at  once  so  they  can  catch 
the  next  train  for  business  and  pleasure  are  quickly 
disillusioned.  First  of  all  they  are  informed  that 
there  is  no  '^miracle  woman"  here  at  all,  only  a 
simple  little  body  whom  the  Lord  has  called  from  a 
milk-pail  on  a  Canadian  farm,  bidding  her  tell  the 
good  news  of  a  Saviour  who  lives  and  loves  and  an- 
swers prayers. 

Theft  they  are  bidden  to  settle  themselves  down 
and  take  part  in  the  meetings  just  as  though  they 
were  going  to  ''Mayo  Bros."  or  any  great  hospital 
for  an  operation  and  were  preparing  for  it  for  days, 
obeying  each  order — so  they  are  bidden  to  prepare 
their  house  before  coming  into  the  presence  of  Jesus, 
the  Great  Physician.  They  are  reminded  that  if  they 
rush  into  a  hospital,  dirty  and  dusty  and  travel 
stained,  demanding  that  a  serious  major  operation 
should  be  performed  that  instant  in  order  that  they 

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might  catch  the  next  train  for  home,  the  doctors 
would  explain  to  them  that  they  were  in  no  condition 
to  go  to  the  table  as  they  were,  lest  infection  should 
set  in  and  their  latter  condition  be  more  serious  than 
the  former. 

How  clean  and  purged  their  system  would  be  be- 
fore going  to  the  operating  table !  Then,  how  clean 
and  pure  their  hearts  and  lives  must  be,  before  com- 
ing to  ask  the  sacred  and  holy  touch  of  Christ  upon 
their  mortal  body. 

How  clean  the  nurse  would  bathe  them — how 
sterile  and  white  the  robe  she  would  dress  them  in 
before  they  were  w^heeled  to  the  operating  table ! 
How  pure  then  they  must  be  spiritually  washed  in 
the  blood  of  Jesus,  and  clad  in  the  white  robes  oi 
righteousness,  beneath  which  heart  and  life  and  soul 
are  made  pleasing  in  His  sight  before  coming  for 
healing. 

The  results  of  this  preparation  are  self-evident. 
They  are  wonderful.  Cancers  have  disappeared — 
fibroid  tumors  have  melted  like  snow  before  the  sun 
— goitres  have  gone  down  like  a  toy  balloon  that  is 
punctured — stiif  limbs  have  been  made  to  bend — 
blind  eyes  recovered  sight — deaf  ears  have  been  un- 
stopped— and  dumb  lips  have  been  opened — withered 
arms  have  come  to  life  and  grown  several  inches  in 
an  hour. 

Are  you  a  real  Christian,  a  follower  of  the  Lamb  ? 
Have  you  been  born  again?  Are  you  taking  up  your 
cross  daily,  denying  yourself  and  following  after 
Him  ?  Is  your  life  counting  for  God  and  souls  1  Even 
when  the  wires  of  heavenly  connection  are  up,  you 
should  inspect  them  carefully  before  coming  for  heal- 
ing ;  it  takes  only  a  little  bit  of  paper  in  the  electric 

Forty-seven 


light  socket  to  keep  the  light  from  shining.  It  only 
takes  a  little  doubt,  hardness,  back-biting,  criticism, 
unforgiveness  of  spirit,  disobedience  or  grudge  to 
hinder  the  blessed  power  of  God  from  Itowing  into 
that  life  of  yours.  It  is  a  very  sacred  tiling  to  ask 
the  divine  touch  of  Jesus  upon  these  mortal  bodies 
of  ours.  There  is  no  question  as  to  the  power  being 
in  the  storehouse  or  as  to  our  electric  light  bulb 
needing  the  power,  but  oh,  make  sure  of  the  connec- 
tion ! 

''Yes,  yes,"  I  hear  someone  cry,  ''I  see  that  I 
have  a  real  part  to  fill  if  I  would  receive  my  healing 
but  it  has  been  so  many  years  since  I  went  to  church 
or  have  taken  any  real  interest  in  religion,  just  what 
must  I  do  to  be  healed?" 

Brother,  Sister,  dear,  I  trust  that  the  first  step  you 
will  take  will  be  to  fall  so  in  love  with  Jesus,  the 
Crucified,  that  the  healing  of  your  body  will  be  a 
secondary  consideration.  Seek  first  the  kingdom  of 
God,  and  His  righteousness ;  and  all  these  things  shall 
be  added  unto  you.  Come  to  the  altar,  get  down  on 
your  knees  today,  repent  of  your  sins,  turn  to  the 
Lord  and  seek  salvation. 

''Oh,  Sister,  not  at  that  altar!"  someone  exclaims, 
"not  here  where  I  am  so  well  known!  People  will 
talk  about  it  so.  I  can  pray  better  in  my  own  room 
by  my  own  bedside,  I  am  quite  sure." 

Why,  that  is  just  what  Naaman  said:  "Are  not 
the  rivers  of  Abana  and  Pharpar,  rivers  of  Damascus, 
better  than  all  the  waters  of  Israel?  May  I  not  wash 
in  them  and  be  clean?"  Yet  none  other  than  those 
lowly,  humble,  despised  waters  brought  healing  to 
the  leper.  You  have  tried  your  own  way  and  gotten 
but  deeper  into  sorrow;  why  not  come  God's  way. 

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the  way  of  the  humble  and  lowly  Nazarene  who  hung 
on  the  cross  for  you  ?  Eepent  of  your  sin  with  a  god- 
ly sorrow  for  sin;  do  not  glaze  over  the  surface  but 
go  to  the  depths. 

''Seek  ye  My  Face"  calls  the  Saviour.  Oh,  let 
your  heart  answer,  ''Thy  face,  0  Lord  will  I  seek." 
Hear  the  Master  sweetly  say,  "Draw  near  unto  Me 
and  I  will  draw  near  unto  you." 

Why,  He  is  running  to  meet  you  already  with  wide 
open  arms.  "Poor  weary  sin-sick  child,"  He  is  say- 
ing, "you  have  been  wandering  such  a  long,  long 
time ;  you  have  been  torn  by  the  thorns  and  bruised 
by  the  jagged  rocks ;  none  other  has  been  able  to  fill 
the  hungry  longing  of  your  heart ;  come  closer  to  me, 
child.  Turn  your  back  upon  the  world  with  its  bit- 
terness and  sin ;  come  closer  to  my  wounded  side  and 
lay  your  head  upon  my  breast;  I  will  pardon  your 
back-slidings,  I  will  forgive  you  freely ;  a  clean  heart 
will  I  give  thee  and  a  new  spirit  will  I  create  within 
you.  Your  sins  will  I  cast  into  the  sea  of  My  for- 
getfulness  and  remember  them  against  you  never- 
more ;  your  cup  will  I  fill  to  overflowing  with  the  joy 
of  salvation  and  your  head  will  I  anoint  with  the  oil 
of  gladness.  Seek  ye  my  face,  dear  child,  let  me  be 
thine  all  and  in  all." 

Glory  to  Jesus!  When  you  get  there,  dear  heart, 
the  healing  of  your  body  will  be  but  a  secondary 
thought. 

"Since  mine  eyes  were  fixed  on  Jesus, 
I've  lost  sight  of  all  beside 
So  enchained  my  spirit's  vision. 
Gazing  at  the  crucified." 

'Tis  not  money,  nor  arrogance,  nor  even  "hope" 

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that  makes  them  clean  and  white,  but  implicit  faith, 
humility  and  obedience  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord. 

The  railroad  track  must  needs  be  laid,  every 
tie  in  place,  every  rail  fastened  and  the  last  spike 
driven  before  the  great  transcontinental  express  can 
go  through.  It  takes  a  great  deal  longer  to  lay  the 
track  than  for  the  express  to  pass  by. 

In  coming  for  healing,  make  sure  of  the  condition 
of  the  track;  you  are  inviting  the  express  of  God's 
unlimited  power  to  come  over.  Remember  that  in 
making  railroads,  the  hills  must  be  laid  low,  the  val- 
leys exalted;  pride  must  flow  down  before  Him  and 
the  rough  places  be  made  smooth.  Do  not  spend  so 
much  time  worrying  and  scolding  because  the  train 
does  not  come  more  quickly.  You  care  for  the  track, 
— God  will  take  care  of  the  train. 

Take  the  electric  light,  for  instance.  It  is  not 
enough  to  have  an  electric  light  bulb  in  your 
possession — the  wires  must  be  strung  and  connec- 
tions properly  made  clear  back  to  the  power  house 
before  the  light  can  shine  in  your  home. 

Just  so,  it  is  not  enough  for  you  to  say,  ^^I  have 
a  body  that  needs  healing  and  I  know  that  the  Lord 
has  the  power  to  make  me  whole.''  That  is  like  say- 
ing, ''I  have  an  electric  light  bulb  in  my  hand  and 
I  know  there  is  enough  current  in  the  power  house 
to  make  it  a  shining  light ;  but  what  about  the  wires 
and  connections  between?" 

Selfish  motives  are  gone  and  you  are  now  drawing 
nearer  every  moment  to  the  Great  Physician  who  has 
power  to  heal  the  sick.  The  all-absorbing  love  for 
your  new-found  Christ  and  the  over-whelming  desire 
to  be  pleasing  in  His  sight  and  win  jewels  for  His 
crown  has  taken  the  place  of  selfishness. 

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'^And  does  this  hinder  one  from  seeking  physical 
healing,"  you  ask,  ^'seeing  that  our  eyes  have  been 
taken  off  our  own  suffering  and  fixed  upon  Christ?" 
Ah,  no !  It  will  help  you  a  thousand  miles  along 
the  way;  for,  instead  of  asking  healing  for  a  selfish 
motive  only,  one  now  seeks  life  and  strength  that 
he  may  the  more  fully  and  gladly  serve,  and  win 
other  so.uls  for  this  adorable  Christ  of  Calvary. 

The  conflict  is  over,  the  battle  ended.  There  is  a 
'^nevertheless  not  my  will  but  Thine  be  done"  in  the 
soul.  ''Dear  Jesus,  if  You  want  me  to  go  to  heaven, 
I  thank  Thee  that  I  know  it  is  well  with  my  soul ; — 
but  if,  oh  Lord,  it  is  Thy  will  to  spare  me  on  this 
earth,  I  pray  that  I  may  have  the  strength  and 
health,  the  power  and  wisdom  to  win  my  family  and 
others  for  Thee,  dear  Saviour,  and  to  be  a  shining 
light  unto  those  who  sit  in  darkness." 

If  it  is  His  good  will  to  take  one  of  the  children 
home — Amen !  If  not,  bless  the  Lord,  you  can  touch 
the  hem  of  the  Master's  robe  and  have  healing  and 
strength  for  His  service  today  even  as  did  they  who 
lived  when  Jesus  walked  this  earth.  But  whatsoever 
you  do,  whether  you  eat  or  drink,  or  seek  healing 
and  strength,  be  sure  that  you  do  all  for  the  glory 
of  God.  You  can  then  look  up  as  you  come  to  the 
altar  and,  lifting  your  hands  toward  heaven,  say : 
"My  body,  soul  and  spirit 

Jesus,  I  give  to  Thee, 
A  consecrated  offering 

Thine    evermore    to    be. 
My  all  is  on  the  altar 

I'll  take  it  back  no  more 
Never,  never,  never, 

I'll   take  it   back   no   more, 

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Those  Old-Time  Grudges — ''Then  remember,  if 
thou  bringest  thy  gift  to  the  altar  and  there  remem- 
berest  that  thy  brother  hath  aught  against  thee; 
leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go  thy  way ; 
first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother  and  then  come  and 
offer  thy  gift/' 

And  when  you  stand  praying  forgive — make  those 
old-time  grudges  right.  Go  make  it  right  with  that 
one  you  have  not  spoken  to  for  so  long.  Ask  Avife  to 
forgive  the  harsh  words  that  have  so  often  made  the 
tears  spring  into  her  eyes;  forgive  that  enemy  the 
injury  you  could  never  forgive  before,  else  how  can 
you  pray:  "Forgive  us  this  day  our  trespasses  as 
we  forgive  those  that  trespass  against  us"? 

"But  what  has  all  this  to  do  with  my  receiving 
healing?"  you  ask.  "I  thought  that  all  I  had  to  do 
was  to  walk  right  up  on  that  platform,  be  prayed  for, 
and  healed  without  further  obligation  on  my  part. 
What  has  all  this  to  do  with  it  anyway?" 

"Why  don't  you  see,  this  is  the  stringing  of  the 
electric  light  wires  between  the  bulb  and  the  power 
house  and  the  making  sure  of  the  proper  connec- 
tions. This  is  the  laying  of  the  track  across  the 
desert  wastes  or  tunnelling  through  the  mountains 
and  making  straight  paths  for  His  feet,  that  the 
mighty  express  of  God's  glory  and  power  may  pass 
through. 

Seek  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  His  righteous- 
ness and  all  else  shall  be  added  unto  you.  Put  first 
things  first.  Spend  time  in  prayer.  Read  your  Bible 
carefully,  prayerfully,  more  especially  Matthew, 
Mark,  Luke,  John  and  the  Acts  of  the  Apostles,  with 
reference  to  those  whom  Jesus  healed  in  His  own  and 
the  apostles'  day,  and  see  what  part  they  had  to  do 

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in  obeying  His  command  and  in  having  active  faith. 
Establish  family  worship  in  your  home.  Do  not 
wait  till  you  are  here  but  begin  to  serve  Jesus  even 
now ;  till  joy  and  peace  are  flooding  your  heart ;  faith 
is  rising  mountain  high  and  you  have  ''prayed 
through ' '  and  gotten  the  witness ;  every  wire  is  in 
place  between  the  bulb  and  the  power  house  and  you 
are  ready  for  the  hand  of  prayer  to  turn  the  switch 
and  let  the  current  of  God's  power  flow  through. 

Jesus 

The  next  and  greatest  one  concerned  in  your  heal- 
ing is,  of  course,  the  One  to  whom  you  are  coming 
for  healing — Jesus.  Has  He  the  power  to  heal?  Is 
He  willing  to  do  so,  and  will  He  do  His  part? 

Yes,  beyond  a  doubt  He  has  the  same  power  today 
as  He  had  in  the  olden  days.  His  promises  are  still 
yea  and  Amen  to  everyone  that  believeth.  When  the 
leper  in  the  Bible  days  said : ' '  If  thou  wilt,  thou  canst 
make  me  clean,"  and  his  healing  depended  upon  the 
''willingness  of  Jesus'';  the  Master  without  hesita- 
tion said:  "I  will;  be  thou  made  clean."  There  is 
no  doubt  as  to  His  willingness,  if  we  only  have  the 
faith  and  ask  for  His  glory. 

As  for  Jesus  "doing  His  part,"  Brother,  Sister,  it 
was  already  done  when  He  purchased  our  healing  at 
the  cruel  whipping  post  almost  nineteen  hundred 
years  ago  that  "by  His  stripes"  we  might  be  healed, 
for  "Himself  took  our  infirmities  and  bear  our  sick- 
nesses," Matt.  8:17. 

Just  as  in  Salvation  Christ  has  done  His  part  in 
the  finished  work  of  Calvary  and  awaits  our  coming 
to  the  cross  in  faith  to  accept  and  make  this  great 

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redemption  ours,  so  with  divine  healing,  the  Great 
Physician,  the  Son  of  Righteousness  with  healing  in 
His  wing  has  done  His  part,  bearing  the  cruel  lash, 
carrying  our  pain  and  suffering,  smitten  of  God  and 
afflicted  as  our  burden-bearer,  bore  not  only  our  sins 
but  that  dire  result  of  sin — sickness  and  pain — with 
Isaiah  we  can  cry  exultingly :  '^He  was  wounded 
for  our  transgressions  .  .  .  and  by  His  stripes 
we  are  healed." 

Indeed  He  will  do  His  part.  Draw  near  to  Him 
and  He  will  draw  nigh  unto  you;  reach  out  your 
hands  in  faith  and  touch  the  blessed  hem  of  His  gar- 
ment and  He  will  bend  low  over  you.  You  will  feel 
the  gentle  pressure  of  His  nail-pierced  hand  laid  in 
healing  and  benediction  upon  your  head.  Jesus  the 
same  yesterday,  today  and  forever.  He  who  heard 
the  cry  of  His  people  in  times  gone  past  is  just  the 
same  today.  His  ear  has  not  grown  heavy  that  He 
cannot  hear  nor  has  His  arm  been  shortened  that  it 
cannot  save. 

The  One  Who  Prays  for  You 

The  third  party  concerned  in  your  healing  tonight 
is  the  one  who  is  going  to  anoint  you  with  oil,,  accord- 
ing to  James  5  :14  and  pray  with  you  that  you  may 
be  made  whole.  Just  what  and  how  important  a 
part  does  this  one  who  prays  for  the  sick  take  ? 

The  first  duty  of  the  one  who  is  instrumental  in 
praying  for  the  sick  is  the  duty  which  Christ  laid 
upon  His  disciples,  John  18  :40,  namely  that  of  bring- 
ing the  man  near  unto  Him.  You  remember  how  the 
blind  man  cried:  ^'Thou  son  of  David  have  mercy 
on  me."  He  had  faith,  he  had  prayed  through  and 
reached  the  ear  of  the  Master. 

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He  had  done  his  part — 

Jesus  was  ready  to  do  His  part — 

But  a  blessed  duty  or  part  in  the  healing  was 
granted  unto  the  disciples  when  Jesus  commanded 
them  to  bring  the  man  near  unto  Him. 

First  then  lift  up  Jesus  from  the  earth;  talk  of 
His  power;  magnify  His  name. 

Many  there  are  who  take  so  much  time  telling  of 
that  which  Jesus  cannot  do  that  they  spend  very  lit- 
tle time  telling  of  the  things  which  He  can  do. 

Sow  the  seed  of  faith  in  the  hearts  of  the  people 
— and  have  faith  yourself.  They  who  pray  for  the 
healing  of  the  sick  should  themselves  first  be  par- 
takers of  the  fruit  and  be  a  living  example  of  that 
which  they  preach,  having  a  sound,  whole  body,  in- 
vigorated by  the  strength  and  resurrection  of  the 
life  of  Jesus. 

Bring  the  sufferer  near  unto  Christ  in  prayer,  faith 
and  praise.  Make  Jesus  so  real  through  the  preached 
Word  that  your  audience  can  see  His  blessed  face 
through  the  parting  clouds  and  reach  out  their  hands 
to  touch  Him. 

Secondly,  it  is  the  sacred  duty  of  those  who  pray 
for  the  sick  to  believe  with  the  whole  heart  and  have 
the  real  touch  of  God  upon  them,  the  Holy  Spirit 
dwelling  within  and  the  authority  of  the  Master 
clothing  them  as  the  raiment  of  Elijah  clothed  Elisha. 

Then,  ^4et  him  ask  in  faith,  nothing  wavering,  for 
he  that  wavereth  is  like  a  wave  of  the  sea,  driven 
with  the  wind  and  tossed.  Let  not  that  man  think 
that  he  shall  receive  anything  of  the  Lord.  A  double 
minded  man  is  unstable  in  all  his  ways.  ^'    Jas.  1 :5-8. 

One  can  tell  in  a  moment  whether  a  preacher  or 
the  one  who  is  exhorting  or  praying  has  faith.  — Have 

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you  ever  heard  a  man  preach  a  long  sermon  and  then 
say,  ''Now,  IF  there  is  ONE  here  tonight  that  wants 
salvation,  will  you  lift  your  hand  and  say,  'pray  for 
me'?" 

Why,  right  there  his  faith  has  wavered,  he  seldom 
gets  more  than  the  "one''  he  asked  for;  whereas 
the  man  of  faith  has  won  the  day  and  cries :  ' '  Let 
every  sinner  or  backslider  in  this  building  lift  up 
your  hand,  high,  and  by  that  lifted  hand  say  pray  for 
me,  I  am  a  sinner  and  want  Salvation.  You  all  need 
Jesus,  let  everyone  lift  their  hands  and  say  so." 
Have  you  watched  the  hands  go  up  1  And  have  you 
seen  the  hundreds  of  penitents  weeping  their  way  to 
the  altars?  Well, — so  it  is  in  the  prayer  for  the 
sick.  According  to  your  faith  shall  it  be  done  unto 
you. 

In  a  recent  meeting,  where  we  had  come  to  the 
closing  day  and  thousands  were  still  waiting  to  be 
prayed  for,  it  became  necessary  for  various  groups, 
composed  of  some  twenty  Ministers,  to  be  called 
upon  to  offer  prayer  for  the  healing  of  the  afflicted. 
Among  the  long  lines  of  sufferers  came  a  deaf  man, 
desiring  prayer  that  his  hearing  might  be  restored. 
A  certain  dear  minister,  who  perhaps  had  never 
before  been  called  upon  to  pray  for  deaf  ears  to  be 
unstopped,  began  to  talk  to  the  Lord  about  His 
power  and  willingness  to  hear  the  prayers  of  His 
people.  After  a  few  moments  he  looked  at  the  man 
and,  realizing  that  something  definite  should  be 
done,  he  leaned  over  inquiringly,  brought  his  lips 
close  to  the  ear  in  question  and  asked : 

-'0  deaf  ear,  are  you  going  to  open?" 

''Are  you? — right  there  he  had  wavered  and  let 

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not  that  man  that  wavereth  think  that  he  shall  ob- 
tain anything  from  God !  With  the  unction  and  power 
of  the  Holy  Spirit  upon  him  he  should  have  com- 
manded: ''0  deaf  ear,  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  I  conmiand  you  to  be  opened  and  to 
hear  the  Word  of  the  Lord !  Thou  deaf  spirit  come 
out  of  him  in  the  mighty  Name  of  Jesus."  Ask  in 
faith,  nothing  wavering,  and  it  shall  be  done — 
according — to — your — faith. 

Bid  the  one  for  whom  you  pray  to  have  faith 
also,  reaching  out  and  clasping  the  promise  to  hold 
it  tightly  and  it  shall  be  his;  whether  healed  in- 
stantly or  gradually,  to  believe  from  that  very  hour. 
Thirdly,  the  one  who  prays  for  the  sick  should 
have  clean  hands  and  a  pure  heart. 

How  many  ministers  you  and  I  know  who  are 
using  tobacco.  Throw  it  away,  let  your  own  heart 
be  cleansed  with  the  precious  blood  and  your  lips  be 
sweet  and  pure  before  you  pray  reverently  the 
prayer  of  faith.  Could  you  imagine  Jesus  smoking 
a  big  cigar  and  then  going  in  to  pray  for  the 
afflicted? 

Do  not  expect  to  spend  your  time  telling  or 
listening  to  foolish,  idle  stories  or  gossip,  or  being 
a  good  mixer  in  the  club,  and  then  rushing  into 
His  presence  to  bring  the  power  down.  Keep  close 
to  Jesus  yourself.  Keep  the  lamp  of  faith  brightly 
burning.  Walk  with  God  like  Enoch  of  old  till 
your  life  is  swallowed  up  in  His  own  blessed  will. 
Let  triumphant  faith  mount  up  and  up  till  your  own 
face  is  all  aglow  and  poor,  weak,  tempest-driven 
souls  shall  see  in  you  that  mighty,  unwavering  con- 
fidence and  trust  in  God  that  will  give  new  courage 

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and  guide  them  into  the  calm  safe  harbor  of  the 
Saviour's  strength  and  blessing. 

Do  not  feel,  however,  dear  afflicted  soul,  that  un- 
less the  preacher  or  elder  who  prays  does  his  part 
that  you  need  necessarily  go  away  without  healing. 
Many  are  healed  in  answer  to  their  own  prayers 
while  seated  in  the  audience  or  whilst  praying  in 
their  homes.  ^'Is  any  afflicted,  let  him  pray." 
Even  though  you  are  alone,  you  can  reach  right  up 
where  you  are  and  claim  the  promise.  It  is  only 
natural,  however,  and  perfectly  scriptural,  to  want 
someone  to  pray  the  prayer  of  faith  for  you  and 
hold  up  your  hands  in  encouragement  as  you  come 
to  God,  for  we  also  read:  ^^Is  any  sick  among  you? 
Let  him  call  for  the  elders  of  the  church;  and  let 
them  pray  over  him,  anointing  him  with  oil  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord :  and  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save 
the  sick,  and  the  Lord  shalL raise  him  up;  and  if  he 
have  committed  sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven  him." 

Let  us,  therefore,  do  our  part.  Press  in  close  to 
the  Master — the  Great  Physician — the  Shepherd  of 
the  sheep,  who  stands  waiting  with  his  cruse  of  oil 
to  make  us  whole  in  body,  soul  and  spirit.  Not  a  tear 
so  blinding,  but  Jesus  can  wipe  it  away.  Not  a  hurt 
so  deep  in  the  heart,  but  He  can  comfort  and  bless. 
Not  a  body  so  weary,  so  weak  and  sick  but  His  touch 
can  strengthen  and  heal.  Not  a  load  so  heavy  or  a 
burden  so  great  but  His  love  can  lift  and  bear  it 
away. 


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How  to  Receive  Divine  Healing 

^^Thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole."  '^According 
to  thy  faith  be  it  done  unto  thee."  ^' Woman,  great 
is  thy  faith,  be  it  done  unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt. '' 
These  were  the  words  of  the  Master  when  He  trod 
the  shores  of  Galilee. 

'Twas  faith  that  made  the  believer  whole  in 
Bible  days  and  'tis  faith  that  can  reach  up  and 
touch  the  hem  of  the  Master's  seamless  dress  that 
can  make  us  whole  today.  For  ''vetily  if  ye  have 
faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard  seed,"  said  Jesus,  ^^ye 
shall  say  unto  this  mountain.  Be  thou  removed  to 
yonder  place  and  it  shall  remove ;  and  nothing  shall 
be  impossible  to  you." 

In  order  to  get  this  living,  active,  mountain- 
moving  faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  one  must  get  on  be- 
lieving ground.  Faith  cometh  by  hearing,  and 
hearing  the  Word  of  God.  To  rightfully  under- 
stand and  feed  upon  the  Word,  the  heart  must  be 
given  to  the  Lord  Jesus ;  we  must  be  washed  in  the 
precious  Blood,  be  born  again  and  be  no  longer 
children  of  darkness  but  children  of  light. 

^'Well,  if  the  Lord  heals  me  111  believe  and  be 
converted"  we  hear  someone  say. 

But,  dear  one,  this  is  not  the  attitude  in  which 
to  come  to  the  Great  Physician  Jesus.  He  did  not 
heal  the  sick  under  those  conditions  when  He  was 
on  earth.  Healing  was  not  received  first  and  faith 
afterwards ;  but  faith  first  and  then  healing,  for  He 
said:    ''Thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole."    But  to 

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a  sinful  nation  who  seek  a  sign,  no  sign  shall  be 
given;  neither  can  one  bargain  with  the  Lord  and 
exchange  service  for  healing.  Many  forget  their 
vows  and  promises  to  God  after  the  answer  has 
come.  , 

Be  Born  Again 

Positively,  the  first  thing  to  do  is  to  be  genuinely 
born  again — not  for  the  sake  of  being  healed  but 
because  of  real  heart  conviction  for  sin  and  the 
wooing,  all-conquering  love  of  Jesus  Christ. 

Many  have  been  not  a  little  surprised  and  filled 
with  questioning,  when,  in  our  meetings  we  have 
made  a  complete  surrender  to  Jesus,  a  change  of 
heart  and  a  bright  Salvation  experience,  among  the 
conditions  uaider  which  we  would  'pray  for  the 
healing  of  the  sick  and  afflicted.  But,  you  see,  it 
is  Jesus  and  not  ourselves  unto  whom  the  afflicted 
must  look  for  healing.  It  is  unto  Him  that  they 
must  pray. 

Think  for  a  moment — how  could  a  sinner  pray  to 
the  Lord  for  healing?  If  he  were  really  honest,  he 
would  have  to  pray  something  like  this : 

^^Oh,  Lord  Jesus,  I  am  a  sinner.  I  know  you  have 
long  been  knocking  at  my  heart's  door,  and  that  I 
have  never  been  willing  to  let  you  in.  Even  now 
I  am  unwilling  to  deny  myself  or  to  take  up  my 
cross  and  follow  Thee,  but  while  I  am  not  ready  to 
live  for  Thee  nor  to  repent  of  the  coldness  and  sin 
that  grieves  Thy  heart;  and  though  I  am  rejecting 
Thee  and  unwilling  to  do  aught  for  Thee,  I  would 
like  you,  please  dear  Lord,  to  do  something  for  me. 
Please  heal  my  broken  body,  so  that  I  may  go  out 
to  better  enjoy  the  world;  heal  my  eyes  that  I  can 

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the  better  see  the  moving  pictures;  open  my  deaf 
ears  that  I  may  enjoy  the  devil's  jokes  and  gossip; 
heal  my  crippled  hands  that  I  can  play  cards  or 
work  for  my  own  selfish  ends ;  my  feet  that  I  might 
dance  and  run  in  worldly  paths  ! ' ' — 

Oh,  no,  those  might  not  be  the  exact  words  ut- 
tered by  the  petitioning  sinner's  lips  but  'twould  be 
the  language  of  the  heart,  would 'nt  it?  And,  after 
all,  it  is  upon  the  heart  that  the  Lord  looketh  and  it 
does  not  seem  possible  that  the  Lord  could  answer 
that  prayer  for  the  honor  and  glory  of  His  own  dear 
Name,  does  it? 

Make  an  Out  and  Out  Surrender 

Give  Him  your  heart  freely  and  gladly ;  drink 
deep  from  the  joyous  wells  of  His  Salvation  till 
your  heart  o'erflows  with  the  rich  fullness  of  His 
love.     Then  come  crying: 

*^Dear  Jesus — my  Saviour  and  my  Lord;  Thy 
Name  do  I  worship  and  adore.  By  Thy  Blood  have 
I  been  redeemed,  my  whole  heart  and  life  flows  out 
to  Thee  in  gladness  and  surrender  for  service  great 
or  small.     Take  me,  and  use  me  I  pray. 

^^But,  Oh,  dear  Lord — this  body  is  sick  and  frail. 
I  come  to  Thee  for  healing  and  strength  that  I  may 
serve  Thee  better  and  help  lead  souls  from  darkness 
unto  light.  Heal  my  eyes  that  I  may  read  the 
blessed  Book ;  my  ears  that  I  may  hear  the  preached 
Word ;  my  hands  that  I  may  minister  in  loving  deeds 
to  those  in  need;  my  feet  that  they  may  run  to  do 
Thy  bidding,  Saviour  dear.  Humbly,  I  ask  in  faith 
for  Thine  own  glory.  Dear  Lord,  I  do  believe  and 
take  Thy  promise  now." 

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There  is  quite  a  diilPerence  in  the  heart  language 
of  those  two  prayers,  is  there  not?  And  it  does 
seem  as  though  one  could  pray  this  latter  prayer 
with  much  more  assurance  and  confidence. 

Do  not  seek  salvation  for  the  sake  of  being  healed ; 
but  after  seeking  and  finding  the  Saviour,  then  come 
for  deliverance  from  sickness  and  pain  that  you 
may  henceforth  live  for  Him  who  died  for  you. 

Having  read  of  the  miracles  of  healing  our  Lord 
hath  wrought,  people  often  rush  into  the  meetings 
frOm  distant  places,  saying:  ''Pray  for  me  quick, 
Sister,  IVe  got  to  catch  a  train  or  leave  for  home 
tomorrow."  But  they  have  not  sat  long  under  the 
preaching  of  the  Gospel  till,  when  asked  if  they 
feel  that  they  are  now  ready  to  go  to  the  altar  for 
prayer,  they  almost  invariably  reply,  ''Oh,  no,  let 
me  wait  a  day  longer.  I  have  a  few  more  letters 
to  write  asking  forgiveness,  a  few  more  things  to 
make  right,  a  couple  more  bills  to  pay,  etc.''  Bless 
the  Lord,  the  Spirit  has  been  working  in  their  hearts 
and  instead  of  rushing  pell-mell  without  thought  or 
preparation  into  the  most  holy  and  righteous  pres- 
ence of  the  King  of  Kings,  asking  His  pure  nail- 
pierced  hands  to  be  laid  upon  our  sinful,  selfish 
bodies,  they  are  coming  now  with  clean  hands  and 
a  pure  heart,  entering  humbly  under  the  covering  of 
the   precious   blood. 

Do  Not  Come  on  Your  Own  Merits 

"But  I  have  been  such  a  wicked  sinner,"  some 
other  heart  may  cry.  "My  life  has  been  wasted. 
"Would  He  ever  hear  my  cry?    Would  He  save,  heal 

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and  baptise  me  with  His  precious  Holy  Spirit?  Am 
I  not  too  sinful,  sick  and  broken  of  body  and  soul?" 

Indeed  He  will  hear  your  cry,  dear  one.  He  came 
not  to  call  the  righteous  but  sinners  to  repentance. 
You  are  just  the  one  that  He  will  hear.  When  Jesus 
walked  this  earth,  none  were  too  sinful  for  Him  to 
save;  none  too  sick  for  Him  to  heal. 

And  it  has  been  a  noticeable  fact  that  the  new 
convert,  filled  with  humility  and  a  sense  of  his 
own  unworthiness,  often  receives  healing  much  more 
quickly  than  they  who  have  been  Christian  workers 
-  for  many  years,  and  who  now  come  of  their  own 
merits,  filled  with  a  sense  of  their  own  goodness 
and  importance. 

*^Why,  I  am  Mrs.  So  and  So.  IVe  done  this, 
that,  and  the  other  for  the  Lord  for  so  many  years, 
I  am  sure  that  He  will  heal  me."  But  Oh,  it  is  not 
upon  our  own  merits,  righteousness  or  even  service 
that  we  can  claim  the  promise,  for  all  that  we  have 
done,  after  all,  is  but  our  reasonable  service.  'Tis 
the  merits  and  righteousness  of  Jesus  that  we  must 
plead.  Coming  in  humility,  we  find  that  indeed 
when  we  are  weak,  then  are  we  strong,  for  He  re- 
sisteth  the  proud  but  giveth  grace  unto  the  humble. 

^'Have  you  faith  that  Jesus  will  heal  you  now?" 
we  often  ask  the  sick  who  come  for  prayer.  In 
dealing  with  old  Christians,  we  frequently  meet 
the  following  complacent,  self-satisfied  answer  in  a 
tone  that  would  indicate  that  they  almost  resented 
the  fact  that  we  felt  the  necessity  of  such  a 
question : 

' '  Oh,  my,  yes !    Why,  I  have  always  had  faith. ' ' 

^^How  long  have  you  been  ill.  Sister,  and  crippled 
up  in  this  wheel-chair  ? ' ' 

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''About  ten  years/ ^ 

''And  yet  you  say,  in  an  offhand,  assured  way, 
with  a  little  wave  of  your  hand,  'Oh,  yes,  indeed, 
I  have  always  had  faith,' — why  don't  you  see,  my 
dear,  that  if  you  really  had  faith — that  is,  the  in- 
stantaneous mountain-moving  faith  for  the  fraction 
of  a  second,  the  work  would  be  done,  and  this 
captive  body  would  be  free?  Get  out  of  that  self- 
satisfied,  boastful  complacency  and  in  humility, 
heart  searching  and  earnest  prayer  draw  near  with 
sincerity  and  unfeigned  faith  unto  the  Lord." 

The  Difference  Between  **Passive"  and 
** Active"  Faith 

Having  been  converted,  having  made  peace  with 
the  brother,  who  had  aught  against  thee,  as  far 
as  lieth  in  your  power  and  having  put  your  all  upon 
the  altar  in  sacrifice,  you  are  now  coming  to  Christ 
for  healing. 

Come  with  radiant,  active  faith;  pray  earnestly; 
pray  believing,  nothing  doubting  and  you  will  feel 
His  mighty  hand  upon  your  life.  His  power  will 
thrill  through  your  being  and  the  same  Spirit  that 
raised  up  Jesus  from  the  dead  will  quicken  your 
mortal  body. 

"Just  what  do  you  mean  by  'active'  faith?  Is 
there  more  than  one  kind  of  faith?"  I  hear  someone 
ask. 

Yes,  there  is  passive  faith  and  active  faith.  There 
is  an  instantaneous  faith  that  takes  the  promise 
now;  there  is  a  steady  unwavering  faith  that  can 
stand  the  test  and  though  the  vision  tarry,  wait  for 
it,  growing  daily  in  strength  as  young  trees  grow 
in  stature. 

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The  one  with  ''passive''  faith  says,  ''i  will  be 
prayed  for  and  IF  it  is  His  will  to  heal  me,  I  w^ill 
be  restored  to  health," — but  right  there  is  an  '4f 
small  in  itself  but  a  most  mighty  stumbling  block 
to  faith. 

Had  the  woman  with  the  issue  of  blood  sat  by 
the  wayside  saying,  "Well,  if  it  is  His  will  to  heal 
me,  I  am  willing.  I  will  just  sit  here  at  ease  and 
if  He  happens  to  come  to  me  and  heal  me,  all  right ; 
if  not,  all  right,  but  I  will  make  no  great  effort 
until  He  does,"  do  you  think  she  would  ever  have 
been  made  whole?  It  was  her  ''active  faith"  that 
pressed  through  the  throng  and  touched  the  Master's 
robe  that  brought  about  her  healing. 

"Passive"  faith  just  stands  there  and  lets  some 
one  else  do  all  the  praying ;  hoping  to  be  healed  and 
willing  for  it  if  it  comes,  but  making  no  real  effort 
to  reach  out  and  take  it  by  active  faith.  Hope, 
however,  is  not  faith,  though  many  mistake  the  one 
for  the  other. 

An  Example  of  the  Difference   Between   the 
Twro 

Let  me  tell  you  the  true  story  of  something  which 
happened  in  one  of  our  meetings  which  exemplifies 
the  difference  between  ' '  active ' '  and  "passive ' '  faith. 

During  the  great  revival  campaign  in  The  Mem- 
orial Hall,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  the  Lord  had  graciously 
poured  His  Spirit  upon  us  in  a  most  marvelous  way. 
Thousands  were  seeking  the  Lord  as  their  Saviour, 
Healer  and  Baptizer. 

The  Auditorium  was  packed,  almost  to  suffocation. 
The  basement  also  was  filled.  Policemen  and  fire- 
men   were    struggling    with    the    multitudes    who 

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thronged  the  streets  without.  Well  friends  who 
carried  the  sick  who  had  been  crowded  out  had,  in 
desperation,  resorted  to  cutting  out  the  basement 
windows  and  passing  in  their  afflicted  on  beds  to 
those  within.  From  early  morning  until  late  at 
night  the  throngs  had  continued  to  stand.  And 
now,  within  the  building,  on  the  great  platform, 
prayer  was  still  being  offered  for  the  sick. 

Many  mighty  healings  were  resulting.  Deaf  ears 
were  unstopped  and  the  lame  had  been  made  to 
leap  for  joy.  As  quickly  as  one  row  of  supplicants 
was  prayed  for,  another  would  take  its  place.  "We 
who  were  praying  for  the  sick  turned  now  to  the 
new  row. 

The  first  was  a  man  with  a  stout  walking  stick 
in  his  hand,  whose  limb  was  held  painfully  and 
straight  before  him.  The  man  appeared  to  have 
absolutely  no  burden  of  prayer  but  was  sitting  up 
straight  in  his  chair,  gazing  about  him  with  wide 
open  eyes,  watching  the  workers  and  the  people  as 
they  came  and  went.  I  looked  at  him  searchingly 
with  the  thought  which  is  ever  uppermost  in  the 
mind  when  praying  for  the  sick.  Has  he  faith, 
active,  mountain-moving  faith?  .  I  was  afraid  that 
he  had  not. 

Second  in  the  line  was  a  dear  lady  with  a  child 
who  was  perhaps  three  or  four  years  of  age,  seated 
upon  her  lap.  One  arm  was  pressed  tightly  about 
the  child,  the  other  was  raised  to  heaven.  Her  lips 
moved  in  audible  prayer,  tears  flowed  down  her 
cheeks.    Her  face — no  doubt  as  to  faith  there ! 

Addressing  first  the  elderly  man  with  the  in- 
expressive face  and  the  open  eyes,  I  asked: 

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The  Man  with  the  Cane 

**Well,  Brother,  dear,  have  you  faith  that  Jesus 
will  heal  you  now?" 

''Why,  I  certainly  hope  He  will,"  he  made 
answer. 

''But,  Brother,  have  you  only  a  'hope  so'  faith? 
No  assurance  from  the  Lord?" 

"Why,  why,  I  thought  perhaps  I  could  be  healed; 
I  certainly  hope  so." 

"Just  what  is  your  greatest  reason  for  desiring 
healing.  Brother?"  I  asked,  trying  another  track. 

"Why,  to  be  rid  of  the  pain,  of  course,"  he 
answered  testily. 

"But  isn't  it  even  just  a  little  bit  so  that  you 
could  serve  the  Lord  and  work  for  Him  with  all 
your  heart  and  strength?"  I  persisted. 

"W-w-ell,  I  suppose  so,"  he  spoke  hesitatingly, 
without  conviction,  as  though  the  thought  were 
foreign.  The  man  had  a  hard,  selfish  face,  and  we 
could  not  help  wondering  whether  he  had  ever  made 
a  real  sacrifice  for  the  Lord  Jesus  in  his  life. 

There  was  nothing  to  do  but  to  offer  a  prayer  for 
the  man,  of  course.  But,  Oh,  that  living,  vital  faith 
one  so  covets  when  praying  for  the  afflicted  seemed 
to  have  been  sinking  away  down  out  of  sight  and 
all  we  could  do,  after  we  had  prayed,  was  to  turn 
to  the  man  and  say:  "According  to  your  faith  be 
it  done  unto  you." 

"Now,  brother,"  we  tried  to  smile  bright  en- 
couragement, ' '  do  you  take  the  promise  ?  Oome  ! 
rise  to  your  feet  in  Jesus'  Name.  If  you  but  have 
faith,   you   can   walk   from   this   platform   straight 

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and  strong  and  every  whit  whole,  leaving  your  cane 
behind  you." 

As  "I  spoke  I  succeeded  in  getting  him  to  his  feet, 
faith  was  springing  up  in  my  own  heart  and  I  had 
the  assurance  that  even  now  if  he  could  but  grasp 
the  promise  he  would  be  made  whole. 

*^Come!  Brother — forget  the  cane,  lean  upon  the 
Lord,  and  walk  in  Jesus  ^  Name  !" 

''Oh-h-h!  But  I  couldn't  walk  without  the  cane, 
Sister!  My  limb  has  been  sore  so  long,"  he  cried  in 
a  startled  voice,  without  even  trying  to  walk,  and 
taking  a  tighter  grasp  upon  his  cane. 

We  groaned  within  our  spirits,  and  the  man  cling- 
ing to  the  stick  hobbled  away.  Only  a  moment, 
however,  could  be  spared  in  following  him  with  a 
regretful  gaze.  Hundreds  of  others  were  waiting 
for  prayer — hundreds  who  would  have  real  active 
faith. 

The  Mother  and  the  Paralyzed  Child 

Next  in  line  was  the  mother  with  the  little  daugh- 
ter who  had  been  afflicted  with  infantile  paralysis. 

The  mother's  lips  were  still  moving  in  prayer  as 
with  closed  eyes  and  tear-stained  cheeks  she  clasped 
her  child  to  her  breast  and  rocked  gently  to  and 
fro  with  an  intensity  of  emotion  and  faith  that  ap- 
peared to  be  oblivious  to  all  surroundings.  Scarcely 
the  need  to  ask  the  question  here — 

''Mother,  dear,  have  you  faith  that  Jesus  will 
heal  the  little  darling  now?  and  make  her  walk  and 
run  again?'' 

She  opened  eyes  that  were  red  with  weeping  but 

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in  which  there  glowed  a  light  kindled  by  the  taper 
of  faith  and  cried, 

''Indeed,  I  have  faith.  Sister.  I  have  prayed 
through.  I  just  know  that  it  shall  be  done.  This 
paralysis  must  go.  My  child  will  walk  in  Jesus' 
Name." 

Ah,  what  blessed  faith  had  she !  Of  such  as  she 
it  was  that  Jesus  spake,  saying,  ''I  have  not  seen 
such  faith,  no  not  in  all  Israel."  With  every  word 
she  had  uttered  we  could  feel  our  own  faith  mount- 
ing; no  long  prayer  needed  here!  The  praying  had 
been  done  in  advance. 

''According  to  thy  faith  be  it  done  unto  thee.  In 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  thou  made 
whole!" 

"Put  the  little  darling  down  on  her  feet,  mother 
dear.  Dry  you  tears  and  take  your  little  girl  by  the 
hand — she  will  walk — "  And  she  did,  too, — only 
Mama  went  too  slow,  and  the  pretty  little  darling  let 
go  the  mother's  hand  and  ran  and  danced  across 
the  platform,  perfectly  whole.  "What  a  novelty  it 
was  to  have  that  paralyzed  side  paralyzed  no  longer ! 
How  grand  to  use  that  little  foot!  She  would  run 
a  little,  then  stop  short,  lift  up  the  foot,  look  at  it 
inquiringly  and  approvingly,  then  skip  some  more, 
like  a  litle  lamb  gamboling  in  the  field,  then  stop 
again  and  turn  the  foot  in  all  directions,  gazing  at 
it  delightedly  ere  she  ran  and  danced  some  more. 
The  delighted  audience  laughed  and  shouted  and 
wept  all  in  the  same  breath.  The  happy  mother  lifted 
up  her  clasped  hands  and  cried : 

"Oh,  Jesus!  I — just — knew — you'd — do — it!  I 
just  knew  it !    And  Oh,  I  thank  .Thee,  Lord.     I  will 

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give  Thee  my  love,  my  strength,  my  all,  and  ever 
bring  her  up  in  Thy  paths,  dear  Saviour." 

Do  you  see  the  difference,  dear  one?  Here  was  a 
woman  with  active  faith.  She  cried  and  the  Lord 
heard  her  and  according  to  her  faith  did  she  receive. 

Don't  Lose  Faith  if  Healing  not  Instantaneous 

Very  often  the  Lord  heals  His  children  instan- 
taneously and  yet  there  are  some  who  are  healed 
gradually  and  begin  to  mend  from  that  hour. 
Active  faith  is  more  necessary  than  ever  here. 

This  was  exemplified  by  our  dear  Sister  Fraga,  of 
Dayton,  Ohio,  whom  so  many  have  learned  to  know 
and  love.  She  came  to  the  meeting  on  crutches,  she 
was  frightfully  deformed  with  dislocated  hips  which 
had  been  out  of  their  sockets  for  years.  When 
prayed  for  she  reached  out  to  Jesus  in  simple,  child- 
like faith  and  said  that  she  could  feel  the  hips 
snapping  back  into  place.  She  let  the  crutches  fall 
from  under  her  arms  and  declaring  that  she  was 
healed  walked  away — something  which  she  had  not 
been  able  to  do  before. 

But  though  the  hips  were  gradually  going  back 
into  the  sockets,  the  body  was  still  far  from  straight, 
and  ^^e  used  to  catch  our  breath  when  Mrs.  Fraga 
rose  to  testify  (as  she  was  wont  to  do  at  each  tes- 
timony meeting),  and  declare  that  she  was  healed. 
Then,  gradually,  day  by  day,  as  this  precious  sister 
turned  her  house  into  a  home  of  prayer,  brought  her 
husband  to  Jesus,  prayed  with  sinners  at  the  altar, 
went  out  for  miles  to  pray  for  and  bring  others  to 
the  meetings,  her  lameness  began  to  disappear. 

"We  saw  this  dear  Sister  one  year  after  she  had 

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been  prayed  for  and  she  was  as  trim  and  as  straight 
as  a  girl.  She  was  still  ministering  to  the  sick  and 
afflicted,  walking  for  miles  with  perfect  ease,  for, 
as  she  said,  Only  they  who  have  been  in  trouble, 
bound  with  braces  of  steel  and  leather,  tortured  by 
crutches  and  pain,  could  ever  fully  sympathize  and 
yearn  with  such  a  full  heart  to  succor  those  who 
walk  in  the  path  of  affliction. 

Here  again  was  active  faith  that  stepped  out  on 
the  promise,  even  as  Peter  stepped  out  on  the  water 
and  walked  to  meet  the  Lord.  She  had  held  fast 
through  sunshine  and  tempest,  believing  that  he  who 
had  begun  the  good  work  was  also  able  to  perfect  it. 

Have  Faith  in  God 

Eemember  that  faith  is  not  always  accompanied 
by  feeling.  Faith  is  the  substance  of  things  hoped 
for,  the  evidence  of  things  not  seen.  Whether  you  are 
healed  instantly  or  gradually,  hold  fast  to  the  prom- 
ise. In  the  Bible  we  read  of  some  who  came  to  Jesus 
that ' '  as  they  went  they  were  healed. ' '  Just  so  today 
there  are  some  who  see  little  visible  indication  of 
healing  at  the  moment  they  are  prayed  for.  But 
this  is  the  very  time  to  have  faith  and  to  hold  fast. 
If  they  should  wait  a  moment  or  so,  without  feeling 
any  great  surge  of  healing  power  and  then  walk 
away  with  downcast  face,  saying — 

^'Oh,  I  was  prayed  for  a  moment  ago  but  I  feel  no 
different — I  guess  this  is  not  for  me" — then,  ac- 
cording to  their  faith  shall  it  be  done.  Remember, 
faith  is  not  feeling  and  trust  is  not  trace.  Keep  your 
eyes  on  Jesus  who  is  this  very  moment  measuring 
and  testing  the  quantity  and  quality  of  your  faith. 

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Cling  to  the  words  of  Isaiah — '^by  His  stripes  we 
are  healed.''  Lift  your  heart  to  Jesus  and  say,  ''By 
thine  own  suffering  at  the  whipping  post,  thou  didst 
bear  my  sickness  and  pain — mine  eyes  are  upon 
Thee,  dear  Lord.  By  faith  I  lay  hold  upon  the 
promise.  The  work  is  completed  in  Thee — complete 
it  now  in  me,  0  Lord." 

Step  Out  Boldly  upon  the  Promise 

Pray  through  before  you  come  to  Christ  for  heal- 
ing; then  come  with  perfect  faith  in  Jesus  and  His 
power  to  heal.  When  you  lay  aside  that  cane  or 
those  crutches,  after  prayer,  do  not  put  one  foot 
out  hesitatingly  and  say: 

''Um — now  I  wonder  if  I  could — take  a  step  on 
that  foot  (?)(?)(?)!!  I  wonder  if  I  could  bear 
my  weight  on  it?  It's  been  a  pretty  sore  foot! 
Now — let's  see — I'm  going  to  try — (?)" 

No  !    no  !  that  is  not  faith ! 

Do  you  suppose  that  Peter  would  ever  have  been 
able  to  walk  on  the  water  to  meet  his  Lord  had  he 
put  one  foot  rather  dubiously  on  the  wave  and 
said: 

''Let's  see  now — I  wonder  if  that  water  will  bear 
my  weight?  I  know  that  the  Lord  bade  me  come, 
but  this  water  is  pretty  soft — and  I'm  pretty  heavy 
—but  I'll  try  it  and  see  (?)  (?)   !  !" 

Why,  no,  he  would  have  sunk  iii  a  moment ;  'twas 
faith  that  kept  Peter  up — faith  in  Jesus ;  as  soon  as 
he  got  his  eyes  off  the  Christ  and  fixed  them  fear- 
fully upon  the  tempestuous  waves  or  circumstances 
with  which  he  was  surrounded,  he  began  to  sink. 

According  to  thy  faith  be  it  done  unto  thee.    Do 

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not  fix  your  eyes  upon  your  own  condition  or  sur- 
roundings. Fix  your  eyes  on  Jesus;  have  faith  and 
walk  to  meet  Him  in  gladsome  love  and  service,  and 
the  answer  will  come. 

Going  Home  to  Heaven 

''But  supposing  that  it  is  not  His -will  to  heal  me? 

Supposing  He  wants  to  take  me  home  to  heaven?" 

Well    Amen!     that   is    a    different   matter:    your 

Coronation  Day  is  at  hand.     Blessed  are  they  that 

die  in  the  Lord. 

Paul  was  in  a  strait  between  two  as  to  whether 
'twere  best  to  stay  to  serve  and  minister  unto  his 
brethren  or  to  depart,  declaring  that  to  be  ''absent 
from  the  body  is  to  be  present  with  the  Lord."  If 
the  Saviour  has  spoken  to  your  heart  and  is  calling 
you  home — Hallelujah — there  is  nothing  to  fear,  if 
your  heart  is  washed  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb.  For 
you  death  has  lost  its  sting  and  the  grave  its  vic- 
tory. When  thou  passest  through  the  waters,  the 
Lord  will  be  with  thee,  and  the  waters  shall  not 
0  'erflow. 

But  we  do  believe  that  the  Lord's  little  children 
do  not  need  to  die  screaming  with  convulsions  and 
pain.  We  read  of  our  fathers  that  "they  fell 
asleep." 

"Safe  in  the  arms  of  Jesus, 

Safe  on  His  gentle  breast ; 

There  by  His  love  protected. 

Sweetly  my  soul  shall  rest." 

If  you  have  the  blessed  assurance  that  the  Lord 

is   calling  you  to   that   golden  shore,   you   will,   of 

course,  be  longing  and  ready  to  go ;  but  if,  on  the 

other  hand,  you  still  have  years  to  spend  below, 

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there  is  work  to  be  done.  Thousands  are  perishing 
in  sin  on  every  hand.  You  can  be  quickened  and 
healed  and  made  every  whit  whole  through  Jesus' 
mighty  power,  and  can  then  go  forth  into  service, 
great  or  small,  be  it  at  home  or  abroad.  You  may 
become  a  soul  winner  for  the  Master,  that  when 
He  calls  you,  you  will  not  be  ''empty-handed." 

In  gazing  upon  the  sinner  who  has  just  given  his 
heart  to  Jesus  and  in  his  illness  is  very  near  the 
other  shore,  this  verse  always  comes  to  my  mind: 

"Must  I  go  and  empty  handed, 

Thus  my  dear  Redeemer  meet? 

Bring  no  soul  with  which  to  greet  Him, 

Lay  no  trophies  at  His  feet?" 
How  I  covet  at  least  a  few  months  of  service  for 
them  that  when  the  last  summons  comes  they,  too, 
shall  "come  rejoicing,  bringing  in  the  sheaves." 

Oh,  the  multitude  we  have  seen  come  to  Jesus 
for  healing !  Our  ears  still  ring  with  the  glad  shout 
of  the  blind  when  they  received  their  sight  and 
cried  aloud:  "Oh,  I  can  see! — I  can  see.  Dear 
people,  dear  Jesus,  I  can  see  again."  We  still  see 
the  overjoyed,  almost  rapt  expression  of  those  whose 
deaf  ears  had  been  suddenly  opened,  so  that  they 
have  been  liberated  from  a  tomb  of  silence  and 
enabled  to  hear  the  songs  of  praise  to  Jesus  and  the 
voices  of  their  loved  ones.  Again  we  can  see  the 
lame,  leaping  and  fairly  dancing  for  joy — crutches, 
braces  and  canes  thrown  away — hear  the  testi- 
monies of  those  whose  cancers  and  tumors  have 
melted  away. 

Step  into  Bethesda's  pool  by  faith  today,  dear 
heart,  and  thy  faith  shall  make  thee  whole. 

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How  to  Keep  It 

Having  received  your  healing  from  the  loving 
hand  of  Jesus,  the  next  thing  is  to  KEEP  IT. 

*^0h!  is  there  a  possibility  of  my  losing  my  heal- 
ing after  receiving  it?"  you  ask. 

''Is  there  a  possibility  of  a  discharged  patient  who 
has  just  recovered  from  pneumonia  going  out  into 
the  blasts  of  wintry  winds  and  coming  down  with 
double  pneumonia  so  that  his  latter  condition  is 
worse  than  the  former? 

''Is  there  a  possibility  of  a  sinner  coming  to  this 
altar  for  conversion,  being  washed  in  the  blood  of 
Jesus  and  forgiven  of  his  sin,  going  out  into  the 
world  among  godless  companions  and  forgetting 
his  vows  to  the  Lord?" 

"Why,  yes,  we  hear  of  such  things  every  day." 

"Then  it  is  also  possible  for  a  man  or  woman  to 
receive  the  divine  healing  touch  of  Jesus  Christ  upon 
their  bodies  and  then  to  depart  from  His  paths  into 
doubt,  criticism  and  sin,  and  not  only  lose  the  heal- 
ing but  become  more  ill  than  before." 

Remember  that  Christ  is  The  Vine — we  are  the 
branches.  In  healing,  as  in  Salvation,  we  have  no 
separate  life  of  our  own.  In  Him  we  move  and  live 
and  have  our  being.  Sever  the  branch  from  the 
vine  and  it  is  bound  to  perish  and  wither  away. 

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Jesus  said :  ' '  Go  thy  way  and  sin  no  more  LEST 
A  WORSE  THING  COME  UPON  THEE." 

The  very  hour  in  which  your  healing  has  begun, 
look  about  you  and  begin  to  minister  to  those  in 
need.  This  new  light  and  life  and  strength  is  not 
given  you  for  selfish  purposes  but  to  spend  and  be 
spent  in  His  service. 

When  Jesus  touched  the  hand  of  Peter's  wife's 
mother,  the  fever  left  her  and  she  rose  and  minis- 
tered unto  them.  Will  you  not  do  the  same?  For 
every  bit  of  strength  you  give  Him,  He  will  repay 
you  an  hundred-fold.     Hallelujah! 

Walk  in  the  Spirit,  spend  much  time  in  reading 
His  Word  and  seeking  His  face  in  prayer;  but  no 
time  in  doubtful  disputations. 

Give  not  only  of  your  love  and  service  but  of  your 
means  to  Jesus,  also.  A  man  came  into  one  of  the 
meetings  one  time  on  crutches;  he  was  on  his  way 
to  San  Francisco,  there  to  undergo  a  surgical  opera- 
tion upon  his  limb.  The  Lord  graciously  healed  him 
in  answer  to  prayer.  The  man  was  overjoyed  as  he 
hung  his  crutches  upon  a  nearby  post  in  the  Taber- 
nacle. His  joy,  however,  was  not  only  in  that  the 
painful  operation  was  no  longer  necessary  but  in 
that  he  had  saved  $500.00.  But  oh,  could  he  have 
poured  those  $500.00  into  the  treasuries  of  the  Lord 
for  foreign  missionary  work  or  the  spreading  of  the 
Gospel  at  home,  how  much  more  blessed  a  thank- 
offering  that  would  have  been.  In  fact,  this  would 
have  been  but  his  ^'reasonable  service."  That  which 
he  gave  above  this  would  have  been  a  thank- 
offering.  Give  and  it  shall  be  given  unto  you,  good 
measure,  heaped  up  and  running  over. 

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Establish  a  family  altar  in  your  home.  Keep  the 
light  brightly  burning.  Begin  today  to  win  others 
for  Christ.  Do  not  try  to  see  how  little  but  how 
much  you  can  do  and  give. 

It  is,  I  repeat,  a  very  sacred  thing  to  ask  the 
Divine  touch  of  the  Lord  upon  these  mortal  bodies, 
and  if  we  would  keep  our  physical  healing,  we 
should  walk  with  the  Master. 

Through  correspondence  and  through  the  Bridal 
Call  we  have  been  enabled  to  keep  in  personal  touch 
with  large  numbers  of  those  converted  and  healed 
in  the  meetings.  A  great  cloud  of  witnesses  are 
standing  true  after  several  years  have  elapsed  and 
are  still  permanently  healed. 

On  the  other  hand,  there  are  some  who  were 
mightily  touched  by  God  who  have  lost  their  heal- 
ing. Such  an  one  was  a  young  man  in  Illinois,  whose 
paralysis  was  healed  instantaneously  in  answer  to 
prayer  in  a  meeting  held  there  in  a  Methodist 
Church. 

Delightedly  he  slung  his  crutches  over  his  shoulder 
and  strode  down  the  aisle,  smiling  broadly.  From 
the  meeting  he  went  to  the  back  room  of  a  worldly 
place  of  amusement'  in  which  his  old  companions  in 
sin  were  playing  a  game  of  poker  and  gambling. 
After  having  shown  them  how  easily  he  could  walk 
without  his  crutches  and  having  paced  the  room 
several  times  with  ease,  he  sat  down  at  their  in- 
sistent urging,  dealt  the  cards,  procured  his  stack 
of  chips,  played  the  game  and  gambled  with  them. 

In  the  midst  of  the  game,  the  numbness  flowed 
back  into  his  limbs;  the  paralysis  returned.  He 
not  only  lost  his  healing  but  was  worse  than  before. 

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GO  THY  WAY  AND  SIN  NO  MORE— lest  a  worse 
thmg-  come  upon  thee. 

The  Lord  did  not  promise  His  blessing  and  pro- 
tection to  the  sinner  and  the  scornful  but  promised 
His  blessing  to  ^'the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the 
counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor  standeth  in  the  way  of 
sinners,  nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful.  His 
delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord;  and  in  His  law 
doth  he  meditate  day  and  night." 

To  those  who  walk  closely  to  Him  and  meditate 
in  His  law  (that  is,  read  His  "Word,  the  Bible,  and 
think  upon  it  earnestly),  He  promises,  ''and  he  shall 
be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  rivers  of  water  that 
bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season ;  his  leaf  also 
shall  not  wither;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall 
prosper.'' 

But  if  instead  of  walking  a  holy,  sober,  God- 
fearing life  with  Jesus,  he  goes  back  to  his  theatre, 
dance  hall,  card  party,  seat  of  the  scornful  and  sel- 
fish life  not  lived  for  the  glory  of  God;  the  branch 
is  severed  from  the  true  vine  and  this  protection  and 
abounding  life  and  strength  is  not  promised  unto 
him,  for — ''The  ungodly  are  not  so;  but  are  like  the 
chaff  which  the  wind  driveth  away  ^  *  *  fQj» 
the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous  but  the 
way  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish.'' 

I  would  not  dare  come  to  the  altar,  for  anointins: 
and  prayer  for  healing,  unless  solemnly  from  that 
hour  I  pledged  heart  and  life  to  do  His  bidding  and 
meant  to  walk  in  His  blessed  way. 

Avoid  foolish  talking,  idle  conversation,  gossip 
and  criticism.  There  is  not  a  more  deadly  enemy  to 
the  health  of  soul  and  body  than  an  ungoverned 

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Top.    Healing  Service,  Balboa  Park,  San  Diego  Center. 


idpal  Auditorium,  Denver  Lower.    Coliseum,  St.  Louis 


tongue.  'Tis  as  though  one  had  pumped  and  pumped 
water  from  the  river  into  a  great  reservoir,  for 
life  and  irrigation  purposes,  and  then  foolishly 
opened  the  gates  of  the  sluice  box  and  let  it  all  run 
back  into  the  river  again. 

It  is  possible  to  talk,  jest  or  criticize  away,  be- 
tween meetings,  all  the  strength,  blessing  and  heal- 
ing one  has  gained  in  meeting. 

A  society  woman  was  one  of  the  many  to  be  healed 
in  Denver,  Colorado.  Her  deaf  ears  had  been  in- 
stantly unstopped  in  answer  to  prayer  and  she  went 
away  rejoicing. 

Some  time  later,  however,  she  returned  with  all 
the  joy  and  light  gone  and  complained  to  my  Mother 
that  the  healing  had  not  been  permanent  and  that 
the  deafness  had  gradually  returned  after  a  few 
days. 

The  little  Mother  looked  thoughtfully  at  the  lady 
a  while,  as  she  stood  there,  dressed  in  the  height  of 
fashion,  then  questioned  her  as  to  how  she  had  been 
occupying  her  time  since  being  prayed  for. 

^^Why,  just  doing  the  ordinary  things,"  she  re- 
plied in  a  surprised  tone,  as  though  wondering  what 
that  had  to  do  with  the  subject. 

^^Such  as  what?"  questioned  Mother  persistently. 

^'Just  the  duties  entailed  by  my  social  standing." 

^'Bridge  parties,  I  presume?" 

^'Oh,  certainly!" 

^'Theatres,  parties,  a  ball,  a  new  fashionable  eve- 
ning dress,  a  little  gossip  and  exchanging  of  idle 
nothings  over  the  teacups?" 

''Why,  yes,"  she  admitted.  ''Just  the  usual 
things—" 

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But  right  there  Mother  had  put  her  finger  on  the 
reason  for  the  woman  losing  her  healing.  It  means 
something  to  keep  your  healing. 

Pray,  read  your  Bible,  spend  and  be  spent  in  His 
service,  testify  as  to  what  He  has  done  for  you  and 
resist  the  enemy  when  he  assails. 

Testify 

Testify  at  every  possible  opportunity  as  to  what 
the  Lord  has  done  for  you.  ^'They  overcame  by 
the  blood  of  the  Lamb  and  the  word  of  the  testi- 
mony," we  are  told  of  those  triumphantly  sweeping 
up  the  glory-way,  in  Revelation.  Exalt  the  power 
of  the  Lord  Jesus.  Give  Him  glory  and  praise  for 
what  He  has  done. 

Remember  the  ten  lepers  whom  Jesus  cleansed. 
Only  one  came  back  to  bear  witness.  The  Lord 
said:  ''Were  not  ten  lepers  cleansed,  but  where  are 
the  nine?"  Will  you  not  be  the  one  to  return  with 
the  testimony?  You  will  find  indeed  that  with  each 
note  of  victory  that  you  sound  forth,  added  strength 
will  be  given  you. 

Resist  Temptation 

Do  not  imagine,  for  a  moment,  that  the  devil  will 
allow  such  a  great  victory  as  that  which  has  been 
wrought  in  your  life  to  be  accomplished  without 
resistence.  Every  inch  of  ground  will  be  disputed. 
He  has  several  methods  of  attack. 

One  of  his  methods  is  to  raise  up  unbelievers 
about  you  who  will  try  to  sow  the  seed  of  doubt  in 

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the  heart,  just  at  the  time  when  you  stand  most  in 
need  of  help  and  encouragement. 

Another  is  to  bring  back  the  old  symptoms  and 
twinges  of  pain,  saying:  ''Aha!  you  thought  you 
were  healed,  didn't  you?  But  look  at  these  waves 
piling  up  on  every  side.  You  cannot  walk  upon 
these  waters  much  longer.  Don't  you  feel  that 
pain?    Doesn't  that  prove  that  you  are  not  healed?" 

But  keep  your  eyes  upon  Jesus.  Lift  up  your  heart 
and  begin  to  praise  the  Lord,  resist  the  devil  and 
he  will  flee  from  you.  Do  not  let  the  enemy  corner 
you  in  Doubting  Castle;  keep  out  in  the  sunshine 
of  Jesus'  smile.  Lift  your  voice  in  audible  praise  to 
Jesus  and  prove  indeed  that  the  ''joy  of  the  Lord 
is  your  strength."  Remember  that  all  things  are 
possible  to  them  that  believe  and  that  faith  is  the 
master  key  which  opens  the  door  of  every  Promise 
Castle  of  God's  Word. 

Another  ruse  of  the  enemy  is  to  take  the  eyes  of 
the  Lord's  children  from  off  the  righteousness  of 
Jesus  and  the  finished  work  of  Calvary,  and  fix  them 
upon  their  own  imperfections  and  blemishes. 

A  dear  young  lady  was  taken  from  a  bed  in  which 
she  had  lain  suffering  for  a  year  and  a  half,  follow- 
ing seven  abdominal  operations.  After  consecrating 
her  life  to  Jesus,  this  beautiful  girl  (at  that  time 
little  more  than  skin  and  bones)  was  prayed  for. 
Jesus  healed  her  of  intestinal  disorders  and  adhe- 
sions. For  months  she  walked  in  victory,  enjoying 
more  liberty  and  real  happiness  than  she  had  ever 
known,  for  she  had  been  afflicted  since  a  child. 

Then  came  the  time  when  she  was  preparing  to 
attend  a  big  revival  meeting,  in  the  very  city  in 

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which  her  victory  had  been  gained,  there  to  give 
her  testimony. 

Could  the  enemy  allow  this  without  a  struggle? 
No !  He  came  in  like  a  flood  with  recurring  symp- 
toms of  old-time  pain;  and  when  the  dear  Sister 
lifted  troubled  eyes  and  asked  why  this  had  come, 
the  devil  began  to  accuse  her,  declaring  that  she  must 
have  done  something  wrong,  failed  somewhere,  or 
fallen  into  sin. 

Ah,  how  cunning  the  enemy  is !  Full  well  he 
knows  that  if  he  can  get  our  eyes  from  off  the 
righteousness  of  Jesus,  and  center  them  upon  our 
own  unworthiness,  we  sink  like  Peter  of  old.  Each 
time  her  tender  conscience  would  cringe  and  say: 
"Oh!  I  must  have  sinned  or  have  done  something 
wrong,  though  I  do  not  know  what  it  can  be."  The 
lash  would  fall  again  on  her  quivering  spirit  and 
the  clouds  roll  more  thickly  o'er  her  sky. 

At  last  she  came  to  us  about  the  subject,  asking 
that  we  would  pray  and  inquire  of  the  Lord  wherein 
the  trouble  lay.  She  stated  that  she  had  searched 
her  heart,  read  the  Word  and  cried  out  to  the  Lord; 
and  that  though  she  knew  she  must  have  sinned 
terribly  some  way,  somehow,  she  did  not  know 
where  the  trouble  lay. 

In  prayer  the  Lord  showed  me  that  the  devil  was 
still  the  ''accuser  of  the  brethren,"  today,  as  in 
the  days  of  old.  Gathering  the  trembling  little  form 
into  my  arms,  I  told  her  that  it  was  the  devil  and 
not  the  Lord  that  stood  over  her  with  the  stinging 
lash  and  the  threatening,  intimidating  air,  saying: 
''Now,  you  bad  girl — you  have  sinned  somewhere. 
You  have  prayed  and  wept  and  done  the  best  you 

Eighty -two 


knew  but  though  I  will  not  show  you  what  it  is,  you 
have  done  something  wrong  somewhere  and  must 
suffer  for  it."  ''Oh,  darling,''  I  said,  ''does  this 
sound  like  the  voice  of  Jesus  ?  No !  His  voice  is 
loving  and  tender.    When  He  speaks.  He  says: 

"  'Come,  poor  tired  child,  and  lay  your  head  upon 
my  breast.  Let  me  enfold  thee  with  my  love  and 
wrap  thee  about  with  my  presence  and  support.  Gaze 
upon  me.  Hearken  unto  my  words  till  your  soul  is 
filled  with  music  and  you  are  transformed  into  mine 
own  image.' 

"Here  you  have  been  listening  to  the  enemy  all 
this  time.  Every  time  you  spoke,  you  put  your 
hand  to  your  ear,  bent  closer  to  him  and  said : 

"  'What  did  you  say,  devil?  What's  that  you  say?' 

"Oh,  my  dear,  listen  to  him  no  more!  Resist  the 
oppression  of  the  evil  one.  Throw  his  yoke  from 
off  your  neck.  He  whom  the  Son  sets  free,  is  free 
indeed  !    Rise  up  and  take  your  liberty." 

She  saw  the  light  through  the  clouds — rose  up  in 
victory — the  pain  was  gone — the  enemy  fled  like 
vanquished  shades  of  night  before  the  rising  sun 
of  the  morning;  and  she  was  free.  The  enemy  had 
come  in  like  a  flood;  but  the  Lord  had  raised  up  a 
standard  against  him. 

She  attended  the  revival,  became  an  active  winner 
of  souls  and  by  her  testimony  reached  the  hearts 
and  ears  of  thousands. 

Hold  Fast  to  the  Promise 

Hold  fast  to  the  promise,  seeking  His  glory.  "He 
will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved:       He  that 

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keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber."  Ps.  121:3.  ''But 
thou  wilt  keep  him  in  perfect  peace,  whose  mind  is 
stayed  on  thee.''  Isa.  26:3.  If  you  hold  fast  to 
Him,  He  will  hold  fast  to  you,  for  He  has  promised 
that:  ''Because  thou  hast  kept  the  word  of  my 
patience,  I  also  will  keep  thee  from  the  hour  of 
temptation,  which  shall  come  upon  all  the  world  to 
try  them  that  dwell  upon  the  earth. "     Rev.  3  :10. 

"And  now  unto  Him  that  is  able  to  keep  you  from 
falling,  and  to  preserve  you  faultless  before  the 
presence  of  His  glory  with  exceeding  joy,  the  only 
wise  God,  our  Saviour,  be  glory  and  majesty,  domin- 
ion and  power,  both  now  and  forever.  Amen." 
Jude  24-25. 


Eighty -four 


Questions  Frequently  Asked  Regard- 
ing Divine  Healing 

What  is  Divine  Healing? 

It  is  the  divine  power  of  Jesus  Christ  to  heal  the 
sick  and  the  afflicted  in  answer  to  the  prayers  of 
His  people,  without  the  aid  of  medicine  or  surgery, 
even  as  He  did  almost  1900  years  ago  when  He 
walked  upon  this  earth. 
Is  It  For  Today? 

Many  of  God's  dear  children  have  the  mistaken 
idea  that  the  day  of  miracles  is  past,  and  the  Lord 
Jesus  no  longer  heals  the  sick.  They  have  honestly 
believed,  and  some  have  even  preached  that  these 
things  were  only  for  ^^ Bible  days'';  that  Christ  has 
now  withdrawn  this  power,  (which  they  say  was 
only  given  for  a  sign  unto  the  Jews)  and  that  we 
now  must  do  the  best  we  can  for  these  human  bodies, 
looking  for  help  from  doctors,  surgeons,  medicines, 
herbs,  massage,  morphine,  quacks,  in  fact,  to  any- 
body or  anything  except  unto  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
who  is  now  either  no  longer  willing  or  is  too  far 
away  to  be  troubled  by  such  minor  matters  as  the 
healing  of  the  physical  infirmities  of  His  people. 

But  there  is  not  one  verse  or  passage  in  the  dear 
old  Bible  to  substantiate  such  a  teaching.  Not  only 
were  the  sick  healed  in  the  Old  Testament  by  looking 
to  the  Christ  who  was  to  come;  and  not  only  did 
Jesus  heal  the  sick  when  He  walked  this  earth,  but 

Eighty-five 


He  left  explicit  instructions  with  His  disciples  and 
followers  that  they,  too,  were  to  declare  the  good 
news  of  healing  for  the  body  as  they  preached  the 
Gospel:  ^'Into  whatsoever  city  or  town  ye  enter, 
preach  the  Gospel  and  heal  the  sick  that  are 
therein.''  ''And  He  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into 
all  the  world,  and  preach  the  Gospel  to  every  crea- 
ture. He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be 
saved;  but  he  that  believeth  not  shall  be  damned. 
And  these  signs  shall  follow  them  that  believe;  In 
my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils ;  they  shall  speak 
with  new  tongues ;  They  shall  take  up  serpents ;  and 
if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not  hurt 
them;  they  shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they 
shall  recover."     Mark  16:15-18. 

The  disciples  prayed  for  the  healing  of  the  sick, 
throughout  their  entire  ministry;  and  in  closing 
left  instructions  for  the  church  to  the  effect  that  if 
there  were  any  sick  among  them,  they  were  to  call 
for  the  elders  of  the  church,  saying,  ''Let  them  pray 
over  him,  anointing  him  with  oil  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord :  And  the  prayer  of  faith  shall  save  the  sick, 
and  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up ;  and  if  he  have  ■ 
committed  sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven  him.  Confess 
your  faults  one  to  another,  and  pray  for  one  another, 
that  ye  may  be  healed.  The  effectual  fervent  prayer 
of  a  righteous  man  availeth  much."     Jas.  5:14-16. 

There  are  hundreds  of  promises  as  to  the  con- 
tinued power  and  unchangeableness  of  Jesus,  the 
same  yesterday,  today  and  forever ;  as  to  the  abiding 
power  of  His  Word  and  assurance  that  no  good  gift 
is  to  be  withheld  from  them  that  walked  uprightly: 

Eighty-six 


but  never  a  hint  that  His  arm  was  to  be  shortened 
or  His  power  no  longer  available  for  the  healing  of 
the  sick,  with  the  passing  away  of  the  apostles. 

Beyond  a  doubt  divine  healing  is  for  today.  If 
we  preach  the  same  gospel  of  power  that  Peter 
preached,  Acts  5 :  we  can  see  the  same  signs  and 
wonders  attending  the  preached  Word.  If  we  preach 
the  same  miracle-working  Jesus  whom  Philip 
preached,  in  Acts  8 :  the  multitudes  will  still  be 
made  to  wonder  and  believe,  beholding  the  miracles 
which  are  wrought.  If  we  are  endued  with  the 
same  spirit  of  power  which  filled  Paul  on  the  Isle 
of  Melita,  Acts  28 :  we  will  still  see  sinners  turning 
to  Christ  and  the  sick  healed  even  as  did  this  man  of 
God.  The  same  resultant  signs  and  wonders  shall 
attend  our  ministry. 

The  Word  of  God,  therefore,  whilst  lifting  our  hope 
mountain-high,  through  reading  of  the  power  of 
Jesus  to  heal  the  bodies,  as  well  as  the  souls  of  His 
people,  gives  us  no  occasion  to  teach  that  this  power 
was  but  a  transitory,  flitting  ray  of  sunshine,  shining 
for  a  moment  through  the  gloom  and  then  departing, 
leaving  us  in  greater  darkness  than  as  though  we 
had  not  seen  the  light.  Whilst  the  Bible  gives  every 
encouragement  of  healing  through  Jesus,  Isa  53; 
Ps.  103;  Matt.  8:18;  Mark  16:18;  Jas.  5:14,  etc., 
there  is  not  a  verse  of  scripture  which  would  indi- 
cate that  Christ  had  now  closed  this  door  of  hope 
and  healing  for  suffering  bodies  to  the  knockings  of 
His  children. 

The  reason  that  so  many  have  tried  to  hide  be- 
hind Paul's  ^^ thorn  in  the  flesh''  (though  they  have 
never  been  able  to  quite  decide  just  what  it  was 

Eighty-seven 


and  although  the  conjecture  runs  all  the  way  from 
poor  eyesight  or  stammering  utterance  to  an  un- 
believing wife)  is  that  they  feel  some  explanation 
should  be  made  for  the  lack  of  this  power  in  the 
church  today.  Ministers  have  sometimes  sat  up  all 
night  during  our  meetings  searching  the  Bible  and 
reading  between  the  lines,  in  the  hope  of  finding 
some  verse  or  passage  suggesting  that  divine  healing 
had  been  done  away  with,  thus  forming  an  alibi 
and  explaining  to  their  flock  the  failure  to  teach 
this  truth  or  to  pray  for  the  healing  of  the  sick. 

What  is  the  Difference  Between  Divine 
Healing  and  Christian  Science? 

Christian  Science  teaches  that  there  is  no  sin  and 
no  sickness;  that  such  thoughts  are  error  and  that 
all  that  is  needed  is  the  power  of  mind  over  matter 
to  overcome.  Their  foundation  for  this  statement  is 
based  upon  the  Scripture  which  tells  us  that  without 
God  nothing  was  made  that  was  made ;  that  God  saw 
everything  that  He  had  made  and  behold  it  was  very 
good.  "Whereas,  they  say,  there  was  nothing  made 
except  that  which  God  made ;  and  whereas.  He  made 
neither  sin  nor  sickness,  there  is,  therefore,  no  such 
thing  as  sin  or  sickness.  Train  your  mind  to  be- 
lieve this,  disregard  sickness  and  pain,  exert  your 
mind  to  correct  this  error  and  all  is  well. 

This,  however,  is  not  the  teaching  of  the  Bible.  Sin 
and  sickness  were  brought  into  the  world  through 
the  fall,  when  Satan  entered  the  garden  of  Eden,  m 
the  form  of  a  serpent,  deceived  Eve,  and  brought  in. 

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through  disobedience  to  God,  the  curse  of  sin,  suf- 
fering, thorns  and  thistles. 

The  Bible  teaches  us  that  there  is  not  only  such 
a  thing  as  sin,  but  that  it  is  exceedingly  sinful  and 
that  no  amount  of  correct  thinking  or  turning  over 
of  new  leaves  or  cultivation  of  self -righteousness  can 
cleanse  us  from  its  stain.  We  are  told  that  there 
is  but  one  remission  of  sin  and  that  that  is  the  shed 
blood  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  Only-Begotten  of  the 
Father. 

The  Bible  tells  us  that  there  is  such  a  thing  as 
sickness  and  that  ''Himself  (Jesus)  took  our  in- 
firmities and  bear  our  sicknesses."  In  making  pro- 
vision for  our  healing  and  deliverance,  the  Word  of 
God  does  not  tell  us  to  ''call  in  a  practitioner"  who 
will  help  us  concentrate  the  poAver  of  mind  over 
matter  by  telling  us  that  we  are  not  sick  and  that 
there  i  s  no  such  thing  as  sickness  or  pain,  then 
charges  for  treatment,  but  said:  ''If  there  are  any 
sick  among  you,  let  them  call  for  the  elders  of  the 
church  and  let  them  pray  over  him,  anointing  with 
oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  and  the  prayer  of  faith 
shall  save  the  sick  and  the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up, 
and  if  he  have  committed  sins,  they  shall  be  forgiven 
him." 

Will  Turning  to  Medical  Aid  Keep  Me  From 
Heaven  ? 

No,  it  is  sin  that  bars  us  out  of  heaven.  Divine 
healing  is  not  a  law ;  it  is  a  blessed  privilege. 

Divine  healing  is  like  a  beautiful  flowing  well  of 
cool  crystal  water  on  a  hot  and  dusty  day.  You  do 
not  have  to  drink  it — you  can  drink  the  brackish 

Eighty-nine 


water  of  the  pond  or  go  thirsty  if  you  would  rather. 
But  the  well  is  right  here  and  the  water  is  cool, 
refreshing  and  free,  and  here  is  the  dipper  of  be- 
lieving prayer  with  which  to  draw,  hanging  right 
by  the  well. 

Divine  healing  is  like  a  beautiful  shade  tree  in  a 
weary  land  or  an  oasis  in  the  wilderness.  There  is 
no  law  forbidding  you  to  walk  in  the  broiling  sun 
at  noonday  but  'tis  your  privilege  to  rest  beneath 
the  shadow  and  healing  wings  of  the  Almighty. 
Thousands  who  have  found  the  arm  of  flesh  to  fail 
them  have  now  come  to  lean  hard  upon  Jesus  as 
their  All  and  in  All  for  body,  soul  and  spirit. 

Coming  to  Christ  for  divine  healing  i^  like  taking 
your  watch  to  a  watchmaker  for  repairs.  You  could 
take  it  to  a  blacksmith,  of  course,  or  to  an  automobile 
mechanic,  and  they  might  clumsily  do  their  very 
best  for  you,  but  after  all,  'twould  only  be  a  second 
best  and  you  have  the  privilege  of  taking  the  watch, 
with  its  delicate  mechanism,  to  the  very  one  that 
made  it  and  knows  just  how  to  repair  it. 

When  we  bought  our  automobile,  a  salesman 
kindly  said  to  us:  *'Now  any  time  your  car  needs 
fixing  up  or  servicing,  we  will  be  glad  to  have  you 
come  right  in,  we  will  fix  it  free  of  charge,  this  is 
our  own  make  of  car,  we  understand  it  thoroughly 
and  our  system  of  service  is  included  for  a  certain 
length  of  time  without  any  additional  cost  to  you." 
Now,  of  course,  there  was  no  law  to  hinder  our 
taking  the  car  to  some  other  garage,  where  we  would 
pay  a  large  sum  for  service  and  perhaps  find  a 
mechanic  who  knew  more  about  a  Ford  than  he  did 
about  the  mechanism  of  an  Oldsmobile.     But  a  few 

Ninety 


weeks  later,  when  some  adjustments  were  needed, 
we  were  glad  to  avail  ourselves  of  the  privilege  of 
going  freely  to  the  people  who  had  made  the  car  and 
having  it  there  adjusted  and  made  perfectly  fit 
again. 

So  it  is  with  our  blessed  Lord.  It  is  He  that  made 
us  and  not  we  ourselves.  If  you  would  prefer  an 
earthly  physician  to  the  Great  Physician,  or  feel 
that  you  could  trust  him  more,  then  go  to  him.  But 
it  is  your  blessed  privilege  to  come  to  the  Lord  who 
made  us,  who  understands  our  frame  and  knows 
just  how  to  heal  us  without  pain  or  suffering. 

What  is  Your  Attitude  Toward  the  Medical 
Fraternity? 

*'Do  you  fight  the  doctors  T'  we  are  sometimes 
asked.  Not  at  all;  some  of  our  most  blessed 
Christian  friends  and  brethren  are  in  the  medical 
profession,  but  the  very  best  of  them  have  told  us 
that  they  could  only  do  ''just  so  much"  with  their 
powders  and  pills  and  that  the  Lord  must  do  the 
rest.  Though  they  may  be  clever  with  their  scapular 
and  knife,  there  comes  a  day  when  they  must  say: 
''I  can  do  no  more,  you  will  have  to  look  to  a  higher 
power.  Only  God  can  help  you  now."  We  have 
known  doctors  who  have  much  more  confidence  in 
God  than  in  their  medicines  and  who  kneel  and 
pray  with  their  patients,  seeing  Christ  conquer  where 
they  have  failed. 

The  one  is  natural — the  other  supernatural. 

The  one  is  of  man — the  other  is  of  God  who  made 
heaven  and  earth  and  all  that  in  them  is. 

The  laws  of  our  country  have  made  it  almost  im- 

Ninety-one 


possible  for  one  to  die  without  medical  advice  being 
called  in  that  a  death  certificate  may  be  given.  AVe 
sometimes  hear  in  reproachful  terms:  ''Oh,  there ^s 
Mr.  So  and  So.  He  trusted  the  Lord,  refused  medical 
aid  and  lay  right  there  and  died."  But  do  you 
know  that  with  all  due  courtesy  to  the  medical  pro- 
fession, dying  a  natural  death  is  not  such  a  terrible 
thing  after  all  when  compared  with  the  suffering 
which  we  have  seen  people  endure  under  surgical 
and  medical  treatment. 

Surely  doctors  should  be  the  last  ones  to  oppose 
the  power  of  Christ  to  heal  the  sick.  Blind  people 
have  come  into  our  meetings  whose  eyes  had  been 
put  out  through  the  mistake  of  a  physician  who 
dropped  some  acid  into  the  eye  instead  of  eyewater. 
One  man,  in  Dallas,  Texas,  declared  that  while  he 
cried  aloud  with  almost  unendurable  agony,  his  eye 
had  bulged  from  his  head  (after  the  mistake  had 
been  made)  and  bursted;  the  other  went  out  from 
sympathy. 

A  lady  in  Colorado  groped  her  blind  way  to  the 
front  and  told  a  similar  story.  She  had  suffered 
from  weak  eyes  and  went  for  treatment.  By  some 
mistake  the  physician  put  something  into  her  eyes 
that  burned  like- liquid  fire  and  in  five  minutes,  she 
said,  the  sight  was  gone.  The  liquid  had  eaten 
right  through  the  lens  and  into  the  pupil  before  it 
could  be  gotten  out. 

We  have  met  people  who  suffered  agony,  in  whose 
abdomen  a  roll  of  antiseptic  gauze  had  been  sewed 
up  by  mistake.  No.  I  do  not  think  the  medical  pro- 
fession, with  all  their  splendid  hospitals  and  sani- 
tariums, should  oppose  healing  through  prayer  to 

Ninety -two 


the  blessed  Lord  Jesus.  I  never  heard  of  Him 
making  a  mistake  such  as  these  just  mentioned,  did 
you? 

A  man  in  San  Jose,  California,  came  into  the 
meetings  for  prayer,  whose  toes  had  all  been  ampu- 
tated because  of  gangrene  which  had  set  in  as  a 
result  of  putting  ''G— I — "  a  much  advertised  reme- 
dy, on  a  corn.  And  Oh,  the  number  of  dope  victims 
who  have  wept  and  mourned  at  our  altars  with  shat- 
tered nerves  and  broken  bodies,  having  become  drug 
addicts  through  having  taken  constant  hypodermic 
injections,  during  an  illness  following  operation. 
Doctors  were  now  unable  to  break  the  chains  or, 
outside  of  drugs,  give  their  patients  rest  and  sleep 
without  which  they  would  go  insane.  But  bless  the 
Lord,  Jesus  broke  the  fetter  and  set  them  free. 

Splendid  physicians  and  surgeons  have  sat  with 
us  on  the  platform  in  our  meetings,  have  brought 
patients  for  prayer,  and  written  letters  praising 
God  that  He  had  accomplished  that  which  their  skill 
and  power  could  not  do. 

Doctors,  hospitals  and  sanitariums,  with  their 
wonderful  facilities,  are  just  the  thing  for  those 
who  have  need  of  them  or  have  not  the  living  faith 
in  Jesus'  power  to  make  them  whole.  But  we. 
who  believe,  do  claim  the  God-given  privilege  of 
praying  to  our  Lord  for  healing,  thus  escaping  the 
knife  and  the  pain. 

Then,  too,  there  are  so  many  for  whom  the  doctors 
can  do  no  more  or  who  are  too  poor  to  afford 
specialists  and  tremendous  doctor  bills.  Take,  for 
instance,  Mrs.  Sisson's  little  baby  that  was  healed 
of  two  hundred  sores. 

Ninety-three 


Baby  Sisson  Healed  of  Two  Hundred  Sores 


This  sick  little  baby  was  brought  in  the  arms  of 
its  mother  at  the  close  of  service,  in  Denver,  Colo- 
rado. She  had  braved  the  crowds  for  hours,  with 
this  tiny,  pale,  and  wasted  mite  of  humanity  clasped 
to  her  breast.  Her  own  face,  white  and  haggard, 
plainly  bespoke  her  anxiety  and  suffering  for  the 
little  one.  At  last  she  had  almost  reached  the  steps — 
but  there  a  large  tightly  packed  crowd  were  even 
yet  between  herself  and  the  platform. 

*^0h,  God,''  she  whispered,  ^4f  I  can  only  get 
my  baby  through!  If  the  sister  can  only  take  my 
baby  in  her  arms  and  breathe  one  prayer,  I  KNOW 
he  would  be  healed  of  this  terrible  affliction! — Oh, 
God— Oh,  God!'' 

As  we  turned  to  leave 
the  platform  after  hours 
and  hours  of  steady  prayer 
(expecting  to  go  into  an- 
other room,  where  the 
crippled  and  bed-ridden 
were  waiting  us),  our  eyes 
were  irresistibly  drawn  to 
those  of  that  dear  mother. 
Dark  and  troubled,  framed 
in  a  brave  white  face,  they 
flashed  their  message.  But 
how  could  we  stop  now! 
— there  were  thousands  of 
others  who  were  also  wait- 
ing! 

Then  it  was  that  with  the  instinctive  appeal  of 

Ninety -four 


Mrs.  Sisson  Returns  to  Testify 


one  mother  heart  to  another,  she  unfolded  the  baby 
from  her  breast,  lifted  it  high  above  the  heads  of 
the  people  and  held  it  out  to  us.  Involuntarily,  our 
mother  arms  shot  out  to  take  it.  The  crowd  parted 
to  let  her  through,  and  the  child  was  in  our  arms. 

'^Just  what  is  this  disease,  mother  dear?  — and 
don't  cry  so  hard! — Jesus  will  heal  the  little 
lambie,"  we  encouraged. 

*^  Sister,  it  is  virulent  eczema, — had  it  ever  since 
he  was  four  weeks  old — as  many  as  two  hundred 
sores  have  eaten  their  way  into  that  little  form  at 
one  time.  Every  time  I  dress  baby,  the  blood  runs 
from  the  little  body.  .  And,  Oh  sister,  he  is  so  brave — 
he  tries  so  hard  not  to  cry,''  she  choked, — ^^just 
holds  his  breath  and  shudders." 

^^  There,  there,  mother  dear.  Forget  that  frightful 
nightmare  of  seeing  baby  suffer  what  you  would 
have  borne  for  him  a  thousand  times  if  you  could. 
Jesus  bore  that  pain  for  you  and  baby,  too,  dear. 
He  will  help  you." 

*^0h,  I  know  it!  I  know  it!  I  know  He  will — 
just  now." 

Anointing  the  baby  with  oil,  we  pressed  it  close 
and  prayed  earnestly,  returning  it  to  the  young 
mother  as  she  dried  her  tears  and  the  sunshine  of 
her  smile  suddenly  revealed  the  beauty  of  her  face 
before  these  months  of  sleeplessness  and  suffering 
had  blanched  her  cheeks. 

She  took  her  baby  and  departed,  but  returned  a 
few  days  later  to  testify  at  a  mammoth  children's 
service.  She  declared  that  her  baby  was  well  and, 
indeed,  its  flesh  looked  perfectly  whole. 

Pressed  on  every  hand  that  morning  with  some 

Ninety-five 


5,000  children,  sick  and  well,  we  could  not  stop  to 
question  her.  But  the  next  morning,  waking  early, 
the  writer  jumped  up  and  into  her  automobile  (a 
beautiful  Oldsmobile  Sedan  which  the  Denver  Olds 
Company  had  loaned  her  during  the  revival)  and 
went  in  search  of  the  little  mother  to  hear  the  rest 
of  the  story. 

Out  and  out  we  went,  beyond  the  suburbs  of  the 
city,  and  then  over  some  very  bumpy  roads  to 
Downing  in  search  of  our  number. 

^'Why,  that  must  be  it  over  there,"  we  puzzled, 
''and  yet  it's  so  tiny — is  it  a  house  at  allT'  The 
weest,  little  doll-house  of  a  place,  it  was,  about  as 
big  as  one  ordinary  room.  But  it  wore  a  fresh  green 
coat  of  paint,  and  a  humble  little  window  box  made 
from  four  boards,  in  which  struggled  some  tiny 
plants.  ''Why,  I  believe  it's  the  smallest,  humblest 
and  yet,  the  neatest,  little  house  in  Denver!"  we 
exclaimed.    . 

Suddenly,  having  heard  the  motor  and  auto  horn, 
Mrs.  Sisson  is  at  the  door,  the  baby  in  her  arms. 
How  she  loves  that  frail,  little  life !  In  a  moment 
she  is  at  the  car. 

' '  Oh,  sister !  I  am  so  happy  !  I  'm  singing  all  the 
day  long.  My  baby  is  all  well.  Instead  of  some  200 
sores  ranging  from  the  size  of  a  pin  head  to  large 
open  holes,  my  baby's  flesh  is  sound  and  whole. 

"When  I  came  home  from  meeting,  he  slept  like 
a  top.  No  itching  or  burning  at  all !  When  I  gave 
him  his  bath  the  next  morning,  I  found  that  every 
sore — except  four  of  the  deepest  ones — had  disap- 
peared, and  this  morning,  in  the  baby's  bath-tub, 
the  last  scab  of  the  last  four  sores  fell  off— and  Oh ! 

Ninety-six 


My  baby  is  well !  Thank  God !  thank  God !  Christ 
has  visited  our  little  home." 

''Little''  home,  indeed!  It  was  little  more  than 
a  sweet  bird's  nest.  These  dear  people  must  be 
very  poor,  and  struggling  hard.  What  this  must 
mean  to  them — why  this  is  the  very  home  of  all 
others  Christ  would  have  surely  visited  in  Denver, 
we  mused.  And  surely  He  had  visited  it,  this  blessed 
man  of  Galilee,  surely  His  own  dear  feet  had  crossed 
the  threshold  of  that  door,  bringing  Balm  of  Gilead 
to  a  fevered,  tossing  babe  and  a  mother's  bleeding 
heart,  and  lighted  the  lamp  of  salvation  and  blessing 
on  the  altar  of  that  home. 

''Yes,"  she  replied  to  our  question,  "I  took  him 

to  Dr. and  he  did  the  best  he  could  for  baby, 

but  finally  told  me  that  he  had  grown  so  bad  I 
would  have  to  take  him  to  a  specialist  in  the  city 
and  have  each  sore  treated  every  day.  But  (here 
a  brave,  twisted  little  smile  told  the  struggle)  but — 
husband  is  only  a  substitute  in  the  post-office,  you 
know.  Some  weeks  he  brings  home  ten  dollars ; 
sometimes  ten  dollars  in  two  weeks.  It  takes  some 
planning  to  keep  soul  and  body  together  and  clothes 
and  doctor  bills.  So  even  though  baby  bled  and 
suffered  so  cruelly  each  time  I  changed  or  bathed 
him,  I  couldn't  afford  the  specialist,  but  walked  the 
floor  and  wept. 

' '  Then  one  day  came  the  ray  of  light !  We  had 
heard  of  a  revival  meeting  being  held  in  town,  but 
did  not  give  it  much  thought,  until  word  came  that 
Jesus  was  healing  the  sick  today  just  as  He  did  in 
olden  days. 

"Here  was  my  door  of  hope,  for  if  it  was  true 

Ninety -seven 


that  Jesus  still  healed  the  sick,  I  had  found  a 
*  Specialist'  to  whom  I  could  take  my  baby  free  of 
charge.  Had  He  not  said:  ^Suffer  the  little  children 
to  come '  ?  Was  not  this  salvation  and  healing  with- 
out money  and  without  price? 

^^That  day  I  just  dressed  and  wrapped  up  my 
poor  baby  and  went, — the  rest  you  know.  Only 
look,  sister,  see  how  his  little  arms  are  filling  out! 
He  is  eating  everything,  and  putting  on  weight — Oh, 
I'm  so  happy!" 

And  so  were  we,  as  we  backed  the  car  to  turn 
and  drive  away.  We  wiped  the  tears  from  our  eyes, 
to  see  those  ruts  better,  for  the  road  was  full  of 
them,  and  wiped  them  again,  several  times  on  the 
way  to  town. 

''0,  Lord,  I'd  rather  have  you  visit  that  tiny  box 
of  a  house,  with  its  coat  of  fresh  green  paint,  its 
brave  little  window  box,  and  poor  young  family 
than  the  richest  mansion  in  the  land,"  I  whispered, 
and  drove  back  into  a  day  brim  full  of  duty  and 
demands. 

During  the  months  which  have  elapsed,  the 
mother  writes  that  her  baby  is  well,  gained  pounds 
in  weight;  and  that  her  husband  has  secured  a 
permanent  position  in  the  Post-Office  at  splendid 
salary.  Surely  none  could  object  to  the  joy  of 
salvation  and  healing  being  brought  to  that  humble 
home. 

What  Should  Be  the  Attitude  of  the  Church 
Toward  Divine  Healing? 

There   is   only   one   way   in   which   to    rightfully 

Ninety -eight 


answer  this  question,  and  that  is  from  the  Word  of 
God. 

The  attitude  taken  by  the  church  today  should  be 
identical  with  that  taken  by  the  children  of  God  in 
Bible  days.  It  should  be  the  attitude  which  Moses 
took  when  the  Lord  spake  unto  him  concerning  the 
children  of  Israel:  ''And  said,  If  thou  wilt  dili- 
gently hearken  to  the  voice  of  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
wilt  do  that  which  is  right  in  his  sight,  and  wilt 
give  ear  to  his  commandments,  and  keep  all  his 
statutes,  I  will  put  none  of  the  diseases  upon  thee, 
which  I  have  brought  upon  the  Egyptians;  for  I 
am  the  Lord  that  healeth  thee."    Ex.  15:26. 

He  took  the  Lord  literally  at  His  word  and  when 
sickness  and  plague  did  come,  as  a  direct  result  of 
sin  and  disobedience  on  the  part  of  his  people,  he 
cried  unto  the  Lord  and  the  plague  was  stayed. 
When  his  sister  Miriam  was  stricken  with  leprosy 
he  knew  just  how  to  pray  the  prayer  of  faith,  ''Heal 
her,  0  Lord,  we  beseech  thee — "  and  it  was  do:  . 
even  as  he  asked. 

The  attitude  of  the  church  toward  divine  healing 
should  be  that  of  Elijah  toward  the  widow's  son, 
and  of  Elisha  toward  the  Shunammite's  son,  and 
Naaman,  the  leper,  that  of  faith  and  power  in  prayer 
to  the  living  God. 

But  such  miracle-working  faith  can  only  be  had 
from  God  through  a  very  close  walk  with  Jesus. 
It  does  not  mix  well  with  concerts,  plays,  moving 
pictures  in  the  parish  house,  bridge  parties  and 
smokers. 

The  attitude  of  the  church  toward  divine  heal- 
ing should  be  the  attitude  of  David,  when  he  cried : 

Ninety -nine 


^' Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul;  and  all  that  is  within 
me,  bless  His  holy  name.  Bless  the  Lord,  0  my 
soul,  and  forget  not  all  His  benefits.  Who  forgiveth 
all  thine  iniquities;  who  healeth  all  thy  diseases; 
Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction;  Who 
crowneth  thee  with  loving  kindness  and  tender 
mercies.''  Ps.  103:1-4. 

It  should  be  the  attitude  of  Isaiah,  when  he  said 
of  Christ:  ^^He  was  wounded  for  our  transgressions, 
he  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities :  the  chastisement 
of  our  peace  was  upon  him ;  and  with  his  stripes  we 
are  healed." 

The  attitude  of  the  church  toward  divine  healing 
should  be  the  attitude  of  The  Master  who  went  about 
doing  good,  delivering  those  that  were  oppressed  of 
the  devil;  and  who  said:  ''As  you  go  preach,  saying. 
The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.  Heal  the  sick, 
cleanse  the  leper,  raise  the  dead,  cast  out  devils : 
freely  ye  have  received,  freely  give."  Matt.  10:7-8; 
and  who  also  gave  the  great  commission:  ''Go  ye 
into  all  the  world  and  preach  the  Grospel  *  ^  * 
and  these  signs  shall  follow  them  that  believe ;  In  my 
name  they  shall  cast  out  demons  ^  ^  ^  they 
shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick  and  they  shall  recover." 

Ours  should  be  the  attitude  of  the  early  church 
of  whom  we  read:  "And  they  went  forth,  and 
preached  everywhere,  the  Lord  working  with  them, 
confirming  the  Word  with  signs  following.    Amen. ' ' 

And  of  Peter,  when  he  said:  "Look  on  us — of 
silver  and  gold  have  I  none,  but  such  as  I  have  give 
I  thee.  In  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth, 
rise  up  and  walk."  When  Peter  had  spoken  these 
words,   he   took  the   man  and  lifted  him  up :   and 

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immediately  his  feet  and  ankle  bones  received 
strength  and  he  leaping  stood,  and  walked,  and 
entered  with  them  into  the  temple,  walking  and 
leaping,  and  praising  God. 

Ours  should  be  the  attitude  of  the  early  church 
when  encompassed  on  every  hand  by  worldliness,  sin 
and  unbelief.  The  disciples  knew  ,the  secret  of 
awaking  interest,  silencing  unbelief,  and  tearing 
down  the  strongholds  of  doubt  and  indifference,  and 
cried : 

'^And  now.  Lord,  behold  their  threatenings :  and 
grant  unto  thy  servants,  that  with  all  boldness  they 
may  speak  thy  word.  By  stretching  forth  thine 
hand  to  heal;  and  that  signs  and  wonders  may  be 
done  by  the  name  of  thy  holy  child  Jesus."  And 
when  they  had  prayed,  the  place  was  shaken  where 
they  were  assembled  together;  and  they  were  all 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  they  spake  the  word 
of  God  with  boldness. 

Our  attitude  should  be  that  of  Peter  when  in  the 
5th  chapter  of  Acts,  by  the  power  of  Jesus  the 
healing  of  the  sick  and  the  working  of  signs  and 
wonders  through  his  prayer,  the  entire  country  was 
shaken  for  miles  around; 

And  of  Philip  when,  in  the  8th  chapter,  a  whole 
city  was  turned  to  Christ  because  they  saw  and 
heard  ''the  miracles  which  he  did"  v.  6; 

And  of  James  when  he  left  explicit  directions  for 
the  healing  of  the  sick  through  the  prayer  of  faith. 

It  should  be  the  attitude  of  John  Wesley  when 
successfully  he  prayed  for  the  healing  of  the  sick 
and  saw  many  diseases  among  the  people,  and  even 
the  lameness  of  his  horse  healed  in  answer  to  prayer. 

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Is  There  a  Grave  Danger  of  the  Church  or 
Individual    Being   Puffed   up   and    Ex- 
alted by  the  Power  Manifested 
in  Their  Midst? 

The  danger  to  be  feared  from  this  source  is  not 
nearly  so  great  as  one  would  at  first  suppose.  The 
Lord  has  some  very  effective  methods  of  keeping 
His  children  humble  today,  even  as  He  had  in  the 
Bible  days. 

Take  for  instance,  the  story  of  the  most  wonderful 
revival  of  healing  on  record.  It  is  found  in  the  5th 
chapter  of  Acts.  We  read  that:  ^^By  the  hands 
of  the  Apostles  were  many  signs  and  wonders 
wrought  among  the  people,  and  believers  were  the 
more  added  to  the  Lord,  multitudes  both  of  men 
and  women.  In  so  much  that  they  brought  forth 
the  sick  into  the  streets,  and  laid  them  on  beds  and 
couches,  that  at  least  the  shadow  of  Peter  passing 
by  might  overshadow  some  of  them.  There  came 
also  a  multitude  out  of  the  cities  round  about  unto 
Jerusalem,  bringing  sick  folks,  and  them  that  were 
vexed  with  unclean  spirits :  and  they  were  healed 
every  one.'' 

How  wonderful!  One  would  expect  the  entire 
city  to  be  in  love  with  Peter  and  his  Gospel.  They 
were,  too, — that  is,  almost  all  of  them. 

If  there  ever  was  any  likelihood  of  Peter  getting 
puffed  up,  it  was  on  this  day,  but  the  Lord  had  a 
strong  preventative  ready.  Opposition  was  raised 
up,  not  from  amongst  the  common  people  who  heard 
him  gladly,  but  from  the  most  unexpected  quarter 
you  could  have  imagined — the  clergy! 

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''Here!  Here!  These  people  are  taking  away  all 
our  crowds,  emptying  our  synagogues  and  stirring 
up  altogether  too  much  excitement!''  And  so  we 
read  in  the  very  next  verse,  that:  ''Then  the  high 
priest  rose  up,  and  all  they  that  were  with  him,  and 
were  filled  with  indignation,  and  laid  their  hands 
upon  the  apostles,  and  put  them  in  the  common 
prison.  But  the  angel  of  the  Lord  by  night  opened 
the  prison  doors,  and  brought  them  forth,  and  said, 
Go,  stand  and  speak  in  the  temple  to  the  people  all 
the  words  of  this  life/' 

They  were  obedient  to  the  heavenly  vision  but 
before  the  day  was  over  they  were  called  to  stand 
before  the  council,  were  beaten,  humiliated  and 
' '  commanded  that  they  should  not  speak  in  the  name 
of  Jesus.  And  they  departed  from  the  presence 
of  the  council,  rejoicing  that  they  were  counted 
worthy  to  suffer  shame  for  His  name ;  And  daily 
in  the  temple,  and  in  every  house,  they  ceased  not 
to  teach  and  to  preach  Jesus  Christ." 

History  repeats  itself  in  this  as  in  other  things 
and  often  the  only  opposition  (in  sight  at  least) 
comes  from  this,  the  least  expected  quarter. 

Take  again  the  experience  of  Paul  and  Barnabas 
in  the  14th  chapter  of  Acts,  after  the  healing  oi 
the  impotent  man  of  Lystra. 

In  a  loud  voice,  seeing  that  the  man  had  faith, 
Paul  had  commanded  him  to  stand  upright  on  his 
feet.  The  man  who  had  never  walked  in  all  his 
life,  leaped  and  walked  and  "when  the  people  saw 
what  Paul  had  done,  they  lifted  up  their  voices, 
saying  in  the  speech  of  Lycaonia,  The  gods  are  come 
down  to  us  in  the  likeness  of  men.    And  they  called 

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Barnabas,  Jupiter;  and  Paul,  Mercurius,  because  he 
was  the  chief  speaker.  Then  the  priest  of  Jupiter, 
which  was  before  their  city,  brought  oxen  and  gar- 
lands unto  the  gates,  and  would  have  done  sacrifice 
with  the  people.  Which  when  the  apostles,  Barnabas 
and  Paul,  heard  of,  they  rent  their  clothes,  and  ran 
in  among  the  people,  crying  out,  And  saying.  Sirs, 
why  do  ye  these  things?  We  also  are  men  of  like 
passions  with  you,  and  preach  unto  you  that  ye 
should  turn  from  these  vanities  unto  the  living  God, 
which  made  heaven,  and  earth,  and  the  sea,  and  all 
things  that  are  therein:  And  with  these  sayings 
scarce  restrained  they  the  people,  that  they  had  not 
done  sacrifice  unto  them.''    Acts  14:11-18. 

If  ever  Paul  and  Barnabas  had  reason  to  be  puffed 
up  'twas  in  this  city  where  multitudes  were  ready 
to  fall  down  and  worship  at  their  feet.  Then, 
though  they  remained  humble  and  gave  the  honor 
to  Jesus,  the  Lord  saw  fit  to  send  along  the  great 
preventative  after  all  this  praise  and  commenda- 
tion of  the  people.  And  the  next  verse  showed  the 
fickleness  and  changeableness  of  the  multitudes: 
^'And  there  came  thither  certain  Jews  from  Antioch 
and  Iconium,  who  persuaded  the  people,  and,  having 
stoned  Paul,  drew  him  out  of  the  city,  supposing 
he  had  been  dead.  Howbeit,  as  the  disciples  stood 
round  about  him,  he  rose  up  and  came  into  the 
city :  and  the  next  day  he  departed  with  Barnabas 
toDerbe." 

And  so  it  is  through  the  whole  Book,  fire  and 
water  are  equally  mixed,  that  the  children  of  the 
Lord  do  not  become  puffed  up  or  vain-glorious,  and 

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that  God  may  have  all  the  honor  and  'praise :  for 
His  glory  will  He  not  give  to  another. 

There  is  nothing  to  be  puffed  up  over  in  the  praise 
and  fawning  adulation  of  the  crowds,  for  they  who 
today  cry  "Hosannah"  and  scatter  palm  branches 
may  be  the  very  ones  who  will  tomorrow  cry, 
^Trucify." 

'^God  forbid  that  I  should  glory  save  in  the  cross 
of  Our  Lord  Jecus  Christ,  by  whom  the  world  is 
crucified  unto  me,  and  I  unto  the  world." 

Do  not  expect  that  the  path,  seemingly  so  strewn 
with  roses,  will  be  without  a  thorn.  ''It  is  enough 
for  the  Disciple  that  he  should  be  as  his  master, 
and  the  servant  as  his  Lord.  If  they  have  called  the 
master  of  the  house  Beelzebub,  how  much  more  shall 
they  call  them  of  his  household. 

Who   Can   Pray   for   the   Sick  and   Afflicted? 

The  Afflicted.  The  Lord  has  so  conveniently  ar- 
ranged the  availability  of  His  power  and  suited  it 
to  our  helplessness  and  need  that  should  we  be  left 
alone  in  the  wastes  of  the  desert  or  far  away  on  the 
country  farm,  in  need  of  the  Great  Physician  but 
with  no  one  to  pray  for  us,  we  could  still  be  healed 
by  His  gracious  power. 

''Is  any  afflicted— let  HIM  (the  afflicted  one) 
pray.  Is  any  merry,  let  him  sing  psalms."  The 
little  mother,  wakened  in  the  night  by  the  choking  of 
her  little  babe,  with  a  sudden  attack  of  croup,  may 
live  so  close  to  Jesus  that  she  can  reach  out  her  hand 
in  faith,  lay  it  upon  the  afflicted  throat,  pray  the 
prayer  of  faith,  and  claim  instant  relief  and  healing. 

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It  is  doubtful  whether  there  is  a  more  helpless 
moment  in  a  mother's  life  than  this  when  she  is 
far  away  in  the  country,  isolated  from  medical  help 
or  friends.  Is  this  not  a  practical  religion  wherein 
our  Saviour,  the  Great  Physician,  is  ever  within 
call  to  those  who  believe  upon  His  name  and  walk 
uprightly. 

The  Elders.  Again,  if  the  pastor  is  busy  or  un- 
available, we  are  told  to  call  for  the  elders  of  the 
church  and  let  them  pray  over  us,  anointing  with 
oil  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  and  that  the  prayer  of 
faith  shall  heal  the  sick  and  the  Lord  shall  raise 
him  up. 

To  be  truly  Biblical  in  our  selection  of  elders,  we 
should  select  men  who  are  filled  with  faith  and  the 
power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  whose  hearts  and  minds 
are  stayed  on  God.  'Twould  be  a  terrible  thing  if 
a  hurry-up  call  were  sent  for  the  elders  and  one 
had  to  be  brought  from  the  pool  hall,  another  from 
the  theatre,  another  from  the  club,  and  another 
from  the  card  table — how  could  they  be  in  the  Spirit 
of  God  to  pray  the  prayer  of  faith,  and  claim  the 
holy  promise? 

The  Minister  of  the  G-ospel,  the  Evangelist,  the 
Pastor,  or  any  earnest  Christian,  should  all  be  able 
to  pray  the  prayer  of  faith  for  the  healing  of  the 
sick,  whether  they  have  received  the  ''gifts  of  heal- 
ing" or  not.  ''Pray  one  for  another  that  ye  may 
be  healed. '^ 

What  is  the  Difference  Between  the  Prayer  of 
Faith  and  the  Gifts  of  Healing? 

The  prayer  of  faith,  as  we  understand  it,  is  just 

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what  its  name  indicates — a  prayer  of  faith:  ^'0 
Lord — Thy  Word  is  true.  Thy  promises  are  yea 
and  amen  to  everyone  that  believeth. "  And  now, 
dear  Jesus,  we  bring  our  brother  or  sister  in  the 
arms  of  faith  unto  Thy  throne.  Be  pleased  to  lay 
Thy  hand  in  healing  and  blessing  upon  this  afflicted 
one  that  they  may  be  made  whole  from  this  very 
hour. ' ' 

The  gifts  of  healing,  coming  as  a  special  unction 
from  God,  at  special  times,  in  special  cases,  usually 
according  to  the  tide  of  faith,  cries:  ^'In  the  name 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth,  be  thou  made  whole. 
^^Rise  up  and  walk;"  commands  the  blind  eyes  to 
be  opened  and  the  deaf  ears  to  be  unstopped.  'Tis 
as  though  the  power  and  authority  of  God  through 
the  Holy  Spirit  had  descended  upon  and  enveloped 
one  for  the  time  being  even  as  the  mantle  of  Elijah 
fell  upon  and  clothed  Elisha. 

Just  What  Benefits  to  the  Church  are  Derived 
from  Divine  Healing? 

The  practical  benefits  which  the  church  derives 
from  the  healing  of  the  sick  are  substantial  and 
manifold. 

1.  The  minister  and  the  elder  must  walk  close 
to  God  and  be  men  whose  sober,  godly  Spirit-filled 
life  enables  them  to  pray  the  prayer  of  faith. 

2.  It  awakens  the  interest  of  entire  com- 
munities and  convinces  infidels  who  have  hereto- 
fore cried,  ^^  Where  is  your  GodT'  Like  the  dynamic 
challenge  of  Elijah,  'Hhe  God  that  answers  by  fire, 

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let  him  be  God!"  it  brings  down  the  power  from 
Heaven. 

3.  It  draws  multitudes  unto  Jesus,  causing  them 
to  repent  and  make  Him  their  Saviour  who  were 
erstwhile  cold  and  indifferent  to  revivals  or  religion 
of  any  kind.  The  very  act  of  preparing  for  healing, 
as  set  forth  in  this  volume,  leads  the  petitioner  to 
Calvary's  fountain  and  places  him  upon  the  altar 
of  consecration. 

4.  It  is  a  death  blow  to  indifference  and  sets 
thousands  to  the  unaccustomed  task  of  reading  the 
Bible  to  see  whether  these  things  be  so. 

5.  It  packs  the  church  that  has  been  heretofore 
only  occasionally  filled  by  some  gigantic  entertain- 
ment or  special  effort,  and  gives  you  the  opportunity 
to  pour  the  blessed  Gospel  into  open,  receptive 
hearts. 

6.  It  is  God's  answer  to  Christian  Science  and 
as  such  will  help  you  win  back  the  members  you 
have  lost  Avhen  they  turned  to  the  only  church  they 
could  find  that  expressed  any  interest  in  the  physical 
welfare  of  the  people. 

7.  It  will  benefit  the  blind  in  that  when  healed, 
they  can  read  the  Bible ;  the  deaf  in  that  they  can 
hear  the  preached  Word;  the  lame  knees  in  that 
they  can  again  kneel  in  prayer  to  the  Lord  Jesus ; 
stimulate  your  own  faith  insomuch  that  you  can  see 
and  feel  the  hand  of  the  Lord  working  with  you, 
confirming  the  Word  with  signs  following. 

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May  It  Not  Be  That  Much  of  Our  Sickness  Is 

Sent  from  the  Hand  of  the  Lord  to  Make 

Us  Better  Christians  or  to  Keep  Us 

from  Wandering  Away? 

This  is  an  old  and  oft  advanced  theory  but  is 
without  foundation  in  the  Word  of  God. 

The  thought  of  our  tender,  sympathizing  Jesus 
planting  within  His  children  cruel  cancers  to  burn 
and  gnaw  and  eat  their  way  into  the  very  heart  of 
the  sufferer,  or  paralysis  to  the  limbs  of  little  child- 
ren that  they  can  run  and  play  no  more,  or  blindness 
to  the  eyes  of  the  father  that  he  can  no  more  earn 
his  daily  bread,  or  venereal  diseases  to  children  that 
the}^  will  be  made  imbecile  and  crippled  is  hideous 
and  to  be  unthought  of. 

This  is  not  the  work  of  our  Lord  but  of  the  arch- 
fiend Satan  whose  work  Jesus  came  to  destroy.  When 
the  Lord  made  the  world,  it  was  pure,  innocent, 
free  from  sin  and  sickness.  'Twas  the  devil  who 
sowed  these  seeds  but  there  is  deliverance  through 
the  triune  God  for  body,  soul  and  Spirit. 

''Well,  but  there  is  Brother  M .     He  is  such 

a  holy  man.  He  has  been  seated  patiently  in  that 
chair  for  over  25  years!  Do  you  not  suppose  that 
the  Lord  sent  that  stroke  of  paralysis  to  him  ?  Who 
knows  but  that  he  might  have  been  a  wicked  sinner 
or  a  backslider  had  this  blow  never  come.'^ 

''Indeed,  Brother  M —  is  a  dear,  precious  Christ- 
ian, a  striking  example  of  patience,  fortitude  and 
strength,  but  I  cannot  believe  that  God  tied  him 
to  that  chair  for  25  years  for  fear  he  might  run 
away   from    him    and    become   a    sinner.      'Tis    not 

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enforced  service  or  conscription  our  Lord  demands 
but  free  will  enlistment.  If,  as  you  say,  the  Lord 
sends  diseases,  creates  suffering  bodies  and  sorrow- 
ing* homes  to  make  us  better  Christians,  why  not 
get  some  vials  of  germs,  diphtheria,  T.  B.,  infantile 
paralysis,  etc.,  from  the  laboratories  and  scatter 
them  over  the  congregation  to  make  us  all  more 
patient  and  Christlike?  If  a  little  is  good,  would 
not  more  be  better? 
Is  it  Then  a  Sin  to  be  Sick? 

No.  Some  of  the  most  godly  men  and  women  you 
know  are  saints  of  the  Most  High  and  will  soon  be 
over  on  the  glory  side.  And  there  are  some  for 
whom,  for  some  reason,  deliverance  does  not  seem 
to  come  and,  as  we  have  already  said,  divine  healing 
is  not  a  law  but  a  blessed  privilege  for  those  who 
can  press  through  and  touch  the  Master's  garment. 

Is  It  Wise  to  Teach  Our  People  to  Endure  With 

Meekness  the  Chastisement  as  Something 

Sent  to  Teach  Us  Patience? 

This  question  brings  a  case  of  little  Miss ,  of 

Los  Angeles,  to  mind.  For  some  twenty  years  the 
consolation  of  the  church  to  her  had  been  along 
this  very  line. 

^^This  is  your  cross'*  she  was  told,  ^^Bear  it 
patiently  and  with  submission." 

Poor  frail  little  body ;  she  had  quivered  under  the 
surgeon's  knife  again  and  again,  but  the  old  trouble 
would  still  return. 

After  being  confined  to  her  bed  for  18  months 
after  the  last  abdominal  operation,  the  shades  had 

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been  kept  down  because  of  her  nervous  prostration 
and  suffering.  She  heard,  through  a  friend,  of  the 
meetings  and  of  the  power  of  Christ  to  heal  the 
sick. 

She  was  almost  ready  for  another  operation  to  be 
performed  but  grasped  the  idea  of  deliverance 
through  Christ  as  a  dying  man  might  clutch  a  straw 
— only  this  wasn't  a  straw.  'Twas  to  her  a  life- 
buoy firm  and  strong  and  sure.  She  laid  hold  upon 
it  and  held  it  fast,  determined  to  arise,  attend  the 
meetings  and  have  prayer  offered  for  her  healing. 

Her  dear  pastor  came  and  talked  to  her  sweetly 
again  about  being  patient  and  submissive  to  the  will 
of  God,  but  she  had  tried  that  way  for  so  many 
years  and  had  suffered  so  many  torturous  cruci- 
fixions, worse  than  death,  that  it  seemed  as  though 
she  just  could  not  go  through  it  all  again.  And 
though  he  at  last  told  her  there  was  nothing  to  divine 
healing  and  that  he  disapproved  of  her  going  to  the 

meeting  for  prayer,  Miss  J ,  herself  the  daughter 

of  a  Presbyterian  minister — pressed  in  and  claimed 
the  promise. 

She  was  wheeled  into  the  meeting  in  a  rolling 
chair,  healed,  shouted  the  praises  of  the  Lord  and 
in  a  short  space  of  time  was  testifying  and  praying 
for  sinners  at  the  altar.  Tests  came  later,  but  the 
Lord  took  her  through  triumphantly,  making  her  a 
shining  light  and  a  winner  of  many  souls. 

The  dear  minister  seemed  to  be  put  out  and 
almost  angry  when  the  sister  returned  home,  dis- 
charged her  nurse,  sang  and  rejoiced  in  the  new- 
found strength  and  the  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
But  I  don't  see  why  he  should  be  angry,  do  you? 

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Do  You  Hold  the  Theory  That  We  Can  Live 
Forever  in  This  Mortal  Body? 

Not  at  all.  A  man's  years  shall  be  three  score  and 
ten  in  the  plan  of  our  Heavenly  Father. 

But  there  is  protection  for  the  saints  of  God,  for, 
''He  shall  cover  thee  with  His  feathers,  and  under 
His  wing  shalt  thou  trust:  His  truth  shall  be  thy 
shield  and  buckler.  Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for 
the  terror  by  night ;  nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth 
by  day;  Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in 
darkness ;  nor  for  the  destruction  that  wasteth  at 
noonday.  A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten 
thousand  at  thy  right  hand;  but  it  shall  not  come 
nigh  thee.  Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold 
and  see  the  reward  of  the  wicked.  Because  thou 
hast  made  the  Lord,  which  is  my  refuge,  even  the 
Most  High,  thy  habitation ;  There  shall  no  evil  befall 
thee,  neither  shall  any  plague  come  nigh  thy  dwell- 
ing. For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
to  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways.  ^  ^  ^  Because  he 
hath  set  his  love  upon  me,  therefore  will  I  deliver 
him ;  I  will  set  him  on  high,  because  he  hath  known 
my  name.  He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer 
him :  I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble ;  I  will  deliver 
him,  and  honour  him.  With  long  life  will  I  satisfy 
him,  and  shew  him  my  salvation." 

Its  Place  in  God's  Pattern   for  a  Model 
Revival 

The  Bible  Pattern  for  a  Model  Sevival  is  given 
us  in  the  eighth  chapter  of  the  book  of  Acts. 

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This  revival  reaches,  as  all  model  revivals  should, 
in  three  directions,  touching  body,  soul  and  spirit. 
Its  teachings  ring  forth  clearly  declaring  a  triune 
God  for  a  triune  man.  Its  methods  are  simple, 
practical,  powerful  and  effective,  in  bringing  thou- 
sands to  Christ. 

Its  threefold  theme  and  presentation  of  Jesus 
Christ,  embraces  Salvation,  Divine  Healing,  and  the 
Baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  A  revival  which  fails 
to  teach  and  see  results  along  these  three  lines,  is 
more  or  less  of  a  failure  and  falls  short  of  the 
Bible  pattern  of  a  model  revival. 

There  were  no  great  committee  promotion  boards, 
or  earthly  organizations  to  assist  Philip.  There 
were  no  mammoth  preparations  made.  In  fact  a 
revival  and  a  turning  to  Jesus  Christ  was  farthest 
from  the  minds  of  the  people  of  that  city. — And  yet, 
the  logical.  Spirit-filled,  Christ-exalting  preaching 
of  one  man,  accompanied  by  the  demonstration  and 
power  of  the  Holy  Spirit  which  backed  up  the  Word, 
brought  about  such  a  soul-shaking  revival  that  it 
turned  the  city  up-side-down,  caused  the  castles  of 
doubt,  superstition  and  sin  to  fall  crumbling  to  the 
dust;  and  swept  thousands  into  the  kingdom. 

There  is  nothing-  mysterious,  hidden  or  beyond 
spiritual  comprehension  in  the  methods  Philip  used 
in  bringing  it  about.  He  had  the  God-given  pattern 
of  the  Word.  He  laid  it  on  the  whole  cloth  of  that 
city  and,  with  the  scissors  of  the  Spirit,  it  was  cut 
true  to  form. 

We  are  told  just  what  steps  led  up  to  the  re- 
vival; just  what  brought  the  crowds  of  people  to- 
gether;  what   made   them   believe   when   they   did 

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come,  and  that  which  happened  when  they  did  be- 
lieve. We  are  given  a  complete  pattern.  Why 
•  should  we  not  therefore  pray  God  for  such  a  ''model 
revival''  of  old-time  power  today,  as  shook  Samaria 
in  the  days  of  old  ? 

Philip  Was  Prepared 

One  of  the  great  reasons  why  the  efforts  of  so 
many  ministers  and  evangelists  fail,  is  either  that 
their  own  hearts  have  never  been  prepared,  or  that 
they  have  lost  their  first  love  and  their  faith  has 
grown  dull  and  cloudy. 

Philip  was  prepared  in  heart,  faith  and  message. 

1.  He  had  a  positive  knowledge  and  testimony 
as  to  the  definite  time  and  place  when  he  first  saw 
the  Christ  whom  he  preached.  Jesus  had  ''found'' 
him  and  spoken  those  two  tender,  thrilling  words: 
' '  Follow  Me. "  (John  1 :43 ) .  There  and  then  Philip 
had  not  only  become  a  follower  of  the  Christ,  but 
an  active  soul-winner.  We  read  in  the  very  next 
verse  that  Philip  "found"  Nathaniel,  whom  he  told 
that  he  had  "found"  the  Christ. 

To  be  a  successful  evangelist  or  soul-winner,  we, 
too,  must  have  a  definite  testimony  of  know-so  Sal- 
vation— a  definite  knowledge  of  sins  forgiven  and  of 
the  hour  when  we  were  bom  again  and  all  things 
became  new. 

2.  Philip  had  had  an  intimate  walk  and  rela- 
tionship with  Jesus.  For  three  years,  he  had  gazed 
into  that  loving  face  bending  over  the  sea  of  humani- 
ty that  ever  thronged  His  path.  He  had  listened  to 
the  tenderness  in  the  voice  of  the  Master  calling  the 

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sheep  that  had  gone  astray,  teaching  the  multitudes 
the  way  of  salvation,  and  gently  saying  to  Mary 
Magdalene:  ^^Thy  sins  which  were  many,  are  all 
forgiven.  Go  in  peace  and  sin  no  more,"  till  his 
own  voice  and  heart  had  caught,  that  melting  ten- 
derness. 

He  had  seen  Christ  lift  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint ; 
had  seen  Him  heal  the  sick  and  make  the  lame  to 
walk.  He  had  seen  the  glad  light,  like  happy  dawn 
after  a  night  of  terror,  transfigure  a  mother's  face 
when  her  sick  and  crippled  child  had  been  made 
whole  and  stood  upon  its  feet. 

He  had  seen  the  indescribable  joy  of  the  blind 
when  first  they  gazed  upon  the  trees,  the  earth,  the 
flowers,  till  their  eyes  found  and  lingered  longest 
on  the  fairest  of  them  all,  ''the  Eose  of  Shaaron, 
the  Lily  of  the  Valleys,  the  bright  and  morning 
Star." 

He  had  heard  the  Master  Isay,  ''Go  YE  into 
all  the  world  and  preach  the  Gospel  to  every 
creature  .  .  These  signs  shall  follow  them  that 
believe:  In  My  name  they  shall  cast  out  devils; 
they  shall  speak  with  new  tongues;  they  shall  lay 
hands  on  the  sick  and  they  shall  recover. "  Mark  16. 
The  works  which  I  do,  shall  ye  do  also  and  greater 
works  than  these  shall  ye  do  because  I  go  to  my 
Father. 

He  had  not  only  beheld  his  crucified,  resurrected 
Lord  as  ascending  into  the  heavens,  but — 

He  had  tarried  in  the  City  of  Jerusalem,  until,  with 
rushing  wind  and  tongues  of  flame,  he  was  baptized 
with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  fire. 

Thus  equipped  with  a  knowledge  of  Christ  as  his 

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personal  Saviour;  a  heart  filled  with  the  tenderness 

of  the  Master,  bleeding  over  humanity;  an  endue- 
ment  of  power  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  as  an  equipment 
for  service;  and  a  mountain-high  faith  in  Christ's 
ability  and  faithfulness  to  back  up  the  preached 
Word,  he  went  forth  in  His  Name  to  the  city  of 
Samaria,  which  was  to  be  the  scene  of  the  coming  re- 
vival. 

His  Text — **Christ" 

Arriving  upon  the  scene  of  action,  Philip  went  to 
work  in  a  direct,  businesslike,  logical  way.  We  read 
that  ''when  Philip  was  come  down  unto  Samaria,  he 
preached  Christ  unto  them. ' ' 

He  did  not  preach  politics,  social  reform,  communi- 
ty uplift,  theories  or  doctrinal  differences,  but  he 
preached  CHRIST.— Not  a  different  Christ  than  He 
who  walked  the  shores  of  Galilee,  forgiving  sin  and 
healing  the  sick.  Not  a  limited  Christ  whose  power 
had  waned,  nor  a  far-off  Christ  who  could  not  hear, 
but  the  Christ  whose  power  was  just  the  same — a. 
Christ  who  had  said:  ''Lo,  I  am  with  you  alway, 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  world. ' ' 

''And  preached  Christ  to  them/' — What  stupen- 
dous power  is  held  captive  in  those  words ! 

"And  preached  Christ/' — Tis  as  though  mighty 
hands  had  firmly  caught  the  curtains  of  space  and  in- 
tervening years  and  swept  them  wide  apart  to  let  the 
glory  of  the  present  Christ  shine  through. 

Oh,  Philip,  how  we  wish  that  we  could  have  slipped 
softly  into  one  of  the  back  seats  and  heard  you — 
"Preach  Christ!"  What  did  you  say  about  Him, 
Philip?  Did  you  tell  of  the  Virgin  Birth  and  the 
Babe  of  Bethlehem  in  the  manger  so  lowly  ?     Did  you 

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tell  of  the  Christ,  clad  in  mighty  power,  giving  light 
to  those  who  sat  in  darkness  and  the  shadow  of 
death ;  bringing  deliverance  to  the  captive  and  sight 
^  to  the  blind ;  causing  the  deaf  to  hear,  the  lame  to 
walk,  the  hungry  to  eat  in  plenty  and  be  satisfied? 
Did  you  tell  of  the  joy  of  Salvation?  Of  the  Christ 
who  supplied  each  need? 

Oh,  I  am  sure  that  you  did ! 

And  as  the  people  listened,  spell-bound  by  the  tale 
you  told,  new  light,  new  hope,  new  visions  came  to 
them,  flowing  like  a  river  from  the  fountain-head  of 
God. 

Philip's   Preaching   Backed   up   by   Signs 
Following 

How  handicapped  would  Philip  have  been  had  he 
been  obliged  to  preach  a  different  Christ — a  limited 
Christ.     He  would  needs  have  said  unto  Samaria: 

^'Now,  dear  people,  while  I  am  preaching  Christ 
to  you  and  telling  of  the  things  He  did  whilst  on  this 
earth,  you  must  not  expect  to  see  them  now,  for  the 
light  of  supernatural  and  miraculous  demonstrations 
of  the  power  of  Christ  is  passed  away  with  His  as- 
cension.'' 

Somehow  I  do  not  believe  that  the  revival 
would  have  been  nearly  as  great  and  wonderful.  Do 
you?  But,  praise  the  Lord,  he  knew  no  such  handi- 
cap and,  as  he  preached  Christ  unto  them,  he  was 
able  to  say: 

'  ^  Come,  dear  sinner,  come  to  the  living  Jesus  now. 
Forsake  your  sin.  Give  Him  your  entire  being,  seek 
ye  His  face,  believe  on  Him  with  the  whole  heart  and 
even  now  He  will  be  your  Saviour.     He  will  pardon 

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your  sin-sick  soul;  He  will  heal  your  body;  He  will 
bear  your  burdens  and  be  your  all  in  all/' 

'*And  the  people  with  one  accord  g"ave  heed  unto 
those  thing's  which  Philip  spake,  hearing  and  seeing 
the  miracles  which  he  did.  For  unclean  spirits,  cry- 
ing with  loud  voice,  came  out  of  many  that  were  pos- 
sessed with  them;  and  many  taken  with  palsies,  and 
that  were  lame,  were  healed/* 

Why,  how  could  they  help  taking  heed  when  they 
saw  and  heard  the  miracles  which  were  done !  Not- 
ice in  this  pattern  for  a  revival  that  the  reason  for 
the  crowds,  the  attention,  the  believing  and  the  re- 
sults are  attributed  to  the  fact  that  they  saw  and 
heard  the  miracles — the  signs  following — the  official 
inimitable  seal  of  divine  sanction  and  approval  from 
heaven,  which  followed  Christ's  ministry  and  that  of 
Peter,  Paul  and  James.  (Read  Matt.  8;  Acts  5th 
and  8th  chapters.) 

''And  there  was  great  joy  in  the  city" ;  joy  in  the 
heart  of  the  mother  when  her  blind  baby,  for  the 
first  time,  saw  her  face — joy  in  the  home  where  once 
were  wrangling  and  wrath  but  now  reign  the  altar, 
family  worship  and  love — joy  in  the  hearts  of  the 
Christians,  when  they  see  the  answer  to  their  prayer 
— joy  in  the  once  parched  desert,  now  blossoming  as 
the  rose. 

Philip's  Method  Brings  Awakening  and 
Conviction  to  Entire  City 

''But  what  is  the  good  of  all  this?     What  is  the 
ultimate  result  of  these  healings  of  the  body?     Will 
they  not  ultimately  go  down  into  the  grave  any- 
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wayf  You  ask,  *^  Would"  it  not  be  better  to  do  a 
work  for  the  spirit  which  lives  forever?" 

But  do  you  not  see,  dear  heart,  that  this  is  just 
what  did  happen?  The  healing  of  the  body  brought 
the  people  to  Christ."  And  when  they  believed 
Philip  preaching  the  things  concerning  the  things  of 
God,  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  they  were  baptized, 
both  men  and  women."     (V.  12.) 

Divine  healing  served  as  the  handmaiden  of  the 
Gospel. 

Divine  healing  was  the  '^turnkey"  who  went 
ahead  to  the  doors  of  ^'Doubting  Castle"  and  swung 
them  upon  their  creaking  hinges,  that  the  Sun  of 
Righteousness  might  enter  in  with  healing  in  His 
wings;  drive  back  the  dominion  of  night  and  set 
the  prisoners  of  darkness  free. 

The  very  Christ  whose  own  ministry  had  been  so 
marked  with  His  healing  of  the  sick  and  who  asked  : 
^^  Whether  is  it  easier  to  say,  Thy  sins  be  forgiven 
thee,  or  Rise,  take  up  thy  bed  and  walk,"  was  with 
Philip  confirming  the  preached  Word,  with  signs  fol- 
lowing, and  there  was  nothing  left  to  do  but  believe. 

These  were  not  mere  empty  theories;  these  were 
practical,  tangible  facts  and  realities.  A  living 
Christ  was  being  preached  unto  them,  who  had  the 
power  and  the  willingness  to  change  their  lives  from 
darkness  into  light;  to  lift  their  burdens;  to  heal 
their  sick ;  to  banish  their  sin ;  and  clothe  them  with 
righteousness  and  joy. 

Who  could  resist  such  a  mighty  Christ  or  with- 
stand such  convincing  argument?  Not  Samaria,  at 
least — so  the  whole  city  turned  to  Christ. 

Now  we,  of  today,  having  our  hearts  cleansed  by 

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the  precious  atoning  blood  of  Jesus,  having  faith 
within  us  and  such  a  baptism  of  Holy  Ghost  power, 
as  that  which  Philip  received  on  the  day  of  Pente- 
cost, may  still  go  forth,  preaching  the  Word  of  God 
with  boldness  and  see  our  Christ  confirm  the  Word 
with  signs  following,  thus  bringing  multitudes  to  His 
feet.  We  should  be  able  not  only  to  preaph  about 
this  power  but  should  see  it  demonstrated  in  our 
midst,  as  Philip  did  in  Acts  8  :7 ;  as  Peter  did  in  Acts 
5 :14-16 ;  and  as  Paul  in  Acts  28  :8,  9,  when  by  this 
means  they  turned  thousands  to  the  Christ. 

What  a  glorious  revival  it  was — multitudes  saved, 
healed,  baptized  in  water  and  great  joy  in  the  city. 
Even  Simon,  the  sorcerer,  continiied  with  Philip  and 
wondered,  beholding  the  miracles  and  signs  which 
were  done.   , 

The  Baptism   of  the  Holy  Ghost — Crowning 
Glory  Upon  Revival 

Now,  many  of  us  would  have  thought  this  revival 
complete,  well-rounded  out  and  needing  nothing 
more. 

The  people  of  Samaria  had  had  a  much  greater  ex- 
perience than  that  of  the  average  congregation  of 
church  members  today.  And  yet,  though  the  revival 
had  touched  two  phases  of  their  life — soul  and  body, 
there  was  one  more  thing  needed  and  'tis  this  we  all 
need  so  much  today — The  Baptism  of  The  Holy 
Ghost. 

*'Now  when  the  apostles  which  were  at  Jerusalem 
heard  that  Samaria  had  received  the  Word  of  God, 
they  sent  unto  them  Peter  and  John :  who,  when  they 

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were  come  down  prayed  for  them,  that  they  might 
receive  the  Holy  Ghost:  (For  as  yet  He  was  fallen 
upon  none  of  them:  only  they  were  baptized  in  the 
Name  of  the  Lord  Jesus) .  They  laid  their  hands  up- 
on them,  and  they  received  the  Holy  Ghost. '' ' 

A  revival,  in  order  to  measure  up  to  this  Scriptural 
model  should  clearly  teach,  and,  as  far  as  possible, 
help  believers  through  into  the  experience  of  the  bap- 
tism of  the  Holy  Spirit  which  is  an  enduement  of 
power  intended  to  equip  the  Christian  for  service  and 
practical  soul-winning  for  the  Master. 

In  recent  campaigns  which  have  grown  to  such  an 
enormous  size  and  intensity,  the  writer  has  come  to 
understand,  as  never  before,  how  Philip,  pressed  on 
every  hand  with  sinners  seeking  salvation,  the  sick 
imploring  healing,  and  the  toil  of  bringing  the  nets 
to  land,  was  unable  to  help  sweep  them  on  to  the  re- 
ceiving of  the  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

But  the  Lord  saw  to  it  that  brethren  were  sent, 
whose  sole  duty  it  was  to  lay  their  hands  upon  the 
believers  and  pray  for  them  that  they  might  receive 
the  Holy  Ghost. 

So  glorious  and  self-evident  was  the  receiving  of 
the  Holy  Spirit,  whose  in-coming  must  surely  have 
been  identical  with  that  received  in  Acts  2nd,  10th, 
and  19th  chapters,  that  Simon  offered  money  in 
hopes  that  he  might  be  vested  with  the  power  to  be- 
stow such  a  Gift,  believing  his  fortune  would  be  made 
forever,  if  he  but  had  the  power  to  impart  such  joy 
and  happiness  as  he  saw  come  upon  the  recipients  of 
this  blessed  experience.  This  power  could  not  be 
bought  with  money,  however,  but  with  repentance, 
humility  and  prayer. 

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Here  is  the  Pattern  for  the  Model  Revival 

The  model  revival  reaches  in  three  directions.  It 
brings : 

FIRST — Salvation  and  forgiveness  of  all  sin  through 
the  precious  blood  of  Calvary ;  a  genuine,  born-again 
experience ;  a  real  change  of  heart  and  an  identifica- 
tion with  the  death,  burial,  resurrection  and  life  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

SECOND — Divine  healing  for  the  sick  and  suffering 
body,  thus  fitting  the  temple  for  strength  of  service. 

A  man,  when  he  has  purchased  a  dilapidated 
house,  in  which  he  intended  to  reside,  does  not  usually 
leave  the  shutters  and  doors  hanging  by  one  hinge, 
the  floor  boards  caving  in,  the  roof  leaking  and  the 
cellar  damp  and  musty.  He  takes  his  hammer, 
screw-driver  and  nails,  rehangs  the  doors  and  shut- 
ters, reshingles  the  roof,  braces  the  floor  and  airs  the 
damp  and  mouldy  cellar. 

A  good  mechanic,  buying  a  squeaky  automobile, 
with  one  flat  tire,  a  rusty  body,  and  in  need  of  a 
general  overhauling,  does  not  usually  run  it  in  its 
ailing  condition.  He  buys  new  tires,  scrapes  off  the 
rust,  repaints  and  varnishes  it,  tightens  the  bearings, 
oils  the  machinery,  fills  the  grease-cups,  cleans  the 
spark-plugs,  replaces  a  few  old  parts  with  new,  and 
declares  his  car  is  ready  for  efificient  service  and  use. 

So  it  is  with  our  Saviour  who  has  redeemed  us  with 

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His  blood.  He  has  purchased  us,  not  that  we  might 
always  sit  around  in  the  dilapidated  condition  in 
which  our  late  owner,  the  devil,  left  us,  but  to  repair 
or  make  us  over  new,  that  with  strong  bodies  and  a 
willing  heart  we  may  yield  to  Him  our  glad,  glad 
service. 

But  some  may  say:  '^I  would  rather  be  as  I 
am ;  I  know  so  and  so,  one  of  the  dearest  saints,  who 
was  always  ill." 

All  right,  my  dears,  according  to  your  faith  be  it 
unto  you.  If  you  feel  that  God  leads  you  in  the 
paths  of  the  suffering  for  His  name's  sake,  obey  His 
voice  indeed,  but  many,  at  least,  have  found  the 
Saviour  mending  the  old  leaky  roof,  truing  up  the 
run-down  engine,  and  fitting  the  temple  or  the  vehicle 
for  His  service. 

THIRD— The  Baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit.    The  en- 

duement  of  power  for  service  and  practical  level- 
headed, soul-winning  was  needed  by  the  people  of 
Samaria  and  is  needed  for  the  converts  of  our  reviv- 
als today.  Power  to  testify,  power  to  pray,  power  to 
glorify  and  exalt  the  adorable  Christ,  power  to  de- 
clare the  imminence  of  His  second  coming,  and  to 
help  the  faint  on  the  way. 

Here  is  the  pattern,  here  is  the  cloth.  God's  Word 
is  still  unchanged.  How  many  will  rise  up  today 
and,  in  believing  faith,  ask  the  Lord  to  prepare  our 
hearts  as  He  prepared  the  heart  of  Philip,  that  we 
may  be  sent  forth  unto  the  surrounding  ^'Samarias," 
and  crown  the  preaching  of  Christ  with  a  model  re- 
vival of  the  old-time,  three-fold  power. 

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Testimonies  of  Jesus'  Power  to  Heal 
The  Sick 

Do  the  healings  last?  Eead  these  testimonies  from 
Alton  people  ten  months  after  revival  campaign  and 
rejoice  with  us. 

I  had  a  stiff  ankle  of  fourteen  years'  standing  from 
inflammatory  rheumatism.  It  ached  and  pained  all 
the  time,  and  I  could  not  step  on  anything  but  I 
would  fall.  The  doctors  said  it  would  never  be  of 
any  use  to  me.  On  July  17,  1920,  I  was  prayed  for 
at  the  McPherson  meeting  in  Alton,  and  was  instant- 
ly healed,  and  never  have  had  an  ache  or  pain  in  my 
ankle  since.     Glory  to  Jesus  and  His  healing  power. 

When  I  saw  His  power  to  heal,  I  called  upon  Him 
in  the  name  of  Jesus  to  take  the  tobacco  habit  away 
from  me.  I  had  been  a  slave  to  it  for  25  years, 
chewed  40  cents  worth  a  day,  chewed  so  constantly 
that  my  fellow-workmen  called  me  ** Tobacco  Smith.'' 
I  promised  Jesus  if  He  would  take  the  habit  away  I 
would  serve  Him  faithfully  and  would  never  use  it 
again.  At  that  moment  I  was  caught  up  to  heaven, 
at  the  right  hand  of  God,  and  when  I  came  to  myself 
I  knew  the  habit  was  gone.  People  watched  me  for 
miles  around,  and  said,  ''If  Tobacco  Smith  can  quit, 
I  will  believe  there  is  something  in  it."  It  has  been 
the  means  of  quite  a  number  of  my  fellow-workmen 
quitting  too. 

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I  also  praise  Him  that  He  has  baptized  my  dear 
wife  and  myself  with  the  blessed  Holy  Ghost,  glory 
to  His  precious  name ! — John  A.  Smith,  627  Monroe 
Ave.,  East  Alton,  HI. 

Fourteen  Pound  Tumor  Gone — I  praise  Jesus  for 
healing  me,  and  taking  a  14-pound  tumor  away.  The 
doctor  said  there  was  no  hope  for  me  without  an 
operation.  I  could  not  keep  anything  on  my  stomach 
and  suffered  terribly.  I  was  prayed  for  at  the  Mc- 
Pherson  meeting  last  summer,  and  afterward  ex- 
amined by  the  same  doctor,  and  he  said,  *^  There  is 
no  trace  of  a  tumor  now. '  ^  I  surely  praise  Him  with 
all  my  heart.  He  has  since  saved  my  husband,  who 
was  a  professional  wrestler  and  gambler,  and  bap- 
tized us  both  with  the  Holy  Ghost.  Our  home  is  so 
different  now,  and  Jesus  gets  all  the  glory.  He  was 
head  usher  at  our  three-day  McPherson  meeting  here 
recently,  and  he  says  you  couldn't  have  told  him  a 
year  ago  he  would  have  been  doing  that,  and  enjoy- 
ing it  with  all  his  heart.  Praise  our  wonder-working 
Jesus ! — Mrs.  Elmer  Cannon,  Yaeger  Park,  E.  3,  No. 
17,  Alton,  111. 

Praise  the  Lord  for  healing  me  of  broken  arches 
last  summer  when  Sister  McPherson  was  here.  I  had 
been  lame  three  years,  the  ligaments  were  torn  loose, 
and  the  ankle  bone  was  clear  down  on  the  bottom  of 
the  foot.  Now  I  can  run  and  walk  and  go  every- 
where. My  husband  and  I  have  since  received  the 
Baptism,  and  how  we  praise  Him  for  what  this  last 
year  has  brought  us. — Mrs.  Arthur  Cannon,  1269 
State  St.,  Alton,  111. 

Healed  of  Cancer — I  wish  to  express  my  heartfelt 

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gratitude  to  Jesus  Christ  for  healing  me  instantly 
and  permanently  of  a  most  terrible  cancer  in  the 
lower  part  of  my  body  of  an  internal  nature,  caused 
from  bearing  a  son  into  the  world.  I  can  never  ex- 
press my  suffering  these  awful  years.  I  employed 
medical  aid  from  numerous  doctors  and  tried  every 
known  skill  of  doctors'  science,  but  all  to  no  avail. 
Could  neither  eat  regularly  or  sleep;  could  not  sit 
comfortably  in  a  chair  or  lie  in  bed  and  get  any  real 
rest.  I  lost  over  25  pounds  and  would  cry  if  one 
looked  at  me.    Spent  hours  in  tears. 

While  I  was  in  the  depot  at  Girard  waiting  to  take 
the  train  for  Springfield  to  be  operated  on,  a  telegram 
was  handed  me  from  my  mother  at  Alton,  111.  ^^ Don't 
go  to  Springfield,  come  to  McPherson  meeting  in- 
stead." I  did,  and  God  completely  healed  me  the 
instant  I  was  anointed.  I  have  not  had  a  symptom 
of  the  old  trouble  since,  not  an  ache  or  pain.  I  work 
hard,  and  go  out  working  for  my  Master,  and  am  so 
happy  in  Him ! 

The  next  day  after  my  healing  I  also  had  the  bless- 
ed privilege  of  receiving  the  Baptism  and  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Ghost.  In  addition  to  a  new  body, 
I  have  a  Comforter  and  Guide  in  the  Blessed  Spirit. 
— Mrs.  Lottie  Inman,  Box  215,  Girard,  111. 

I  lay  last  year  for  fourteen  weeks  with  the  influen- 
za, five  weeks  of  that  time  unconscious.  Then  I  was 
taken  to  the  Westminster  Hospital,  where  they  said 
the  flu  had  settled  in  my  ankles,  and  I  would  not  be 
able  to  walk.  I  also  had  eczema,  and  my  body  was 
all  a  running  sore.  I  was  carried  to  the  McPherson 
meeting  last  summer  and  God  instantly  healed  me. 
Now  I  can  walk  any  distance,  often  walking  clear  up 

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to  our  church,  a  distance  of  about  two  miles.  In  a 
few  weeks  I  received  the  baptism,  so  now  I  am  serv- 
ing my  Jesus  with  the  strength  and  the  power  He 
has  given  me,  praise  His  dear  Name! — Mrs.  Anna 
Maurer,  1820  Central  Ave.,  Alton,  111. 

I  praise  the  Lord  for  healing  me  of  a  running  sore 

in  my  side.  I  was  operated  on,  and  the  wound  did 
not  heal  for  nine  months.  Then  I  went  to  the  tent 
meeting  in  Alton,  and  when  Sister  McPherson  prayed 
for  me,  I  felt  the  healing  power  go  through  my  body, 
the  wound  closed,  and  it  has  never  run  a  minute 
since.  My  little  boy  was  healed  at  the  same  time  of 
tuberculosis.  He  used  to  be  scarcely  able  to  breathe 
with  all  the  windows  wide  open,  now  he  can  breathe 
and  run  and  play  like  other  children.  Oh,  how  I 
praise  Jesus  for  sending  Sister  here  to  Alton. — Mrs. 
Delia  Henson,  North  Alton,  111. 

I  praise  Jesus  for  saving  me,  healing  me  of  tuber- 
culosis, and  baptizing  me  with  His  precious  Spirit  at 
the  tent  meeting  in  Alton  last  summer.  I  was 
brought  here  from  Collinsville,  111.,  where  I  had  been 
taking  treatment  for  some  time  in  a  tuberculosis 
sanitarium.  Oh,  it  seemed  so  wonderful  to  stand 
and  testify,  and  walk  about  and  praise  my  Jesus  dur- 
ing those  days  of  the  tent-meeting.  I  want  to  go  all 
the  way  with  Him !  Praise  His  name  forever. — Mrs. 
Eichard  Leubbin,  Benld,  111. 

How  I  praise  Jesus  for  what  He  has  done  for  me ; 
for  His  saving,  keeping  and  healing  power!  For 
seven  years  I  had  doctored  for  stomach  and  kidney 
trouble,  trying  many  different  dojctors,  I  suffered 
constantly,  could  only  eat  breMland  milk  and  that 

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with  discomfort.  Was  prayed  for  at  the  McPherson 
meeting  last  summer,  and  Jesus  healed  me ;  now  I 
can  eat  anything,  and  no  pain!  I  praise  Him  be- 
cause He  is  the  same  Jesus  that  walked  the  shores  of 
Galilee.  He  has  since  baptized  me  with  His  blessed 
Spirit,  praise  His  name! — Mrs.  Fred  E.  Hite,  724 
East  6th  St.,  Alton,  111. 

Dear  Sister :  I  praise  God  for  healing  me  of  a  rup- 
ture. I  was  ruptured  about  seven  years  ago,  and 
two  years  ago  it  bothered  me  so  much  I  had  to  wear 
a  support,  and  I  thought  I  would  have  to  be  operated 
on,  but  praise  God,  He  healed  me  last  summer  at  the 
tent  meeting,  and  I  know  He  can  heal  others  if  they 
only  trust  in  Him !  Your  Sister  in  Him,  Mrs.  Viola 
Goyette,  802  East  6th  St.,  Alton,  111. 

I  had  stomach  trouble  for  twenty-one  years,  was 
treated  by  nearly  every  doctor  in  Alton,  spent  enough 
in  doctor  bills  to  build  a  church.  Last  summer  I 
was  saved  in  Sister  McPherson 's  meeting  here,  and 
after  the  meetings  closed  I  went  up  to  Brother  Kort- 
kamp's  church  and  was  prayed  for  and  the  Great 
Physician  did  what  no  Alton  doctor  could  do,  and 
now  I  praise  God  for  health.  I  gained  12  pounds  in 
just  a  few  weeks.  In  the  fall  God  baptised  myself, 
wife,  and  three  children,  and  this  fall  we  are  going 
to  Auburn,  Neb.,  where  I  will  enter  school  to  study 
for  the  ministry.  Please  pray  for  us.  We  want  to 
glorify  God  in  our  lives  and  go  all  the  way  with 
Him.— Brother  S.  A.  Eayborn,  324  Harriet  St.,  Al- 
ton, 111. 

I  am.  praising  God  for  healing  me  of  heart  trouble 
last  July  at  the  McPherson  meeting.     I  have  since 

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received  the  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  am 
trusting  Jesus  entirely  for  my  body,  never  using 
medicine  since  I  have  found  that  Jesus  is  the  same 
yesterday,  today  and  forever ! — Mrs.  James  Johnson, 
1009  East  Sixth  St.,  Alton,  111. 

Funeral  Postponed — I've  been  sick  ever  since  I  was 
ten  years  old,  and  have  doctored  for  over  twenty 
years  with  nearly  every  doctor  in  Alton,  also  with 
specialists.  I  had  nervous  prostration,  catarrh  of 
throat,  lungs  and  stomach,  finally  going  into  con- 
sumption. I  never  knew  what  it  was  not  to  be  tak- 
ing three  or  four  kinds  of  medicine  a  day.  Finally 
the  doctors  told  me  the  only  thing  for  me  was  to 
go  to  a  different  climate,  though  not  much  hope  held 
out  for  that.  I  realized  the  situation  and  made  my 
burial  clothes,  picked  out  the  songs  I  wanted  sung 
at  my  funeral,  and  wrote  out  the  text  in  the  back  of 
my  Bible.  My  clothes  are  still  lying  in  the  bottom 
of  my  trunk,  but  Sister  McPherson  came  and  it 
made  a  change  in  my  plans.  I  heard  the  truth  of 
divine  healing.  I  came  jip  and  was  anointed  and 
am  entirely  healed  not  even  having  a  symptom  of 
the  old  trouble. 

I  have  gained  in  weight,  work  hard,  and  am  serv- 
ing my  Saviour  that  did  such  wonders  for  me.  My 
husband  and  I  have  since  received  the  Baptism  of 
the  Spirit,  and  our  home  is  so  changed,  life  is  worth 
living  now,  praise  Jesus ! — Mrs.  Charles  Goring,  Bad- 
ley  Ave.,  Alton,  111. 

I  do  praise  God  for  healing  my  little  girl  of  curva- 
ture of  the  spine.  The  doctors  at  the  clinic  had  told 
me  that  she  must  have  a  brace  or  she  would  grow 

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worse  as  she  grew  older.  She  was  prayed  for  at 
your  meeting'  here  last  summer,  and  later  was  exam- 
ined by  the  same  doctors  at  the  clinic  and  they  said 
she  was  all  right  and  did  not  need  a  brace.  I  give 
Jesus  all  the  glory. 

Myself  and  children  are  all  trusting  in  Jesus  en- 
tirely for  our  healing,  and  have  taken  no  medicine 
since  September.  My  little  girl  and  boy,  also  my- 
self, received  the  Baptism  of  the  Spirit,  glory  to 
Jesus!  I'm  so  glad  you  ever  came  to  Alton,  for  I 
was  a  backslider  then,  and  now  I  love  my  Saviour 
with  all  my  heart. — Mrs.  Irene  Hazelwood,  319  East 
3rd  St.,  Alton,  111. 

I  was  healed  of  rheumatism  in  July,  1920,  when 
Sister  McPherson  prayed  for  me.  I  had  had  it  for 
two  years,  and  it  got  so  bad  that  I  could  not  sleep 
for  the  pain;  my  toes  and  limbs  would  draw,  and  I 
suffered  intensely.  I  finally  became  so  I  could  not 
walk  two  blocks  at  a  time,  nor  step  up  on  the  street 
car.  I  was  healed  completely  when  anointed,  and 
now  can  walk,  and  run  as  well  as  ever. 

I  give  Jesus  all  the  glory  ! — Mrs.  Herman  Brochies, 
2815  East  3rd  St.,  Upper  Alton,  111. 

Notes  of  Healing  from  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

More  than  fifteen  years  ago  I  lost  my  hearing  from 
shock  and  cold  caused  by  a  fire  which  burned  a 
building  where  I  lived.  I  attended  the  services  and 
heard  the  prayers  and  messages  through  an  ear  de- 
vice. Here  Jesus  cleansed  me  of  my  sins,  and  putting 
my  trust  in  Him,  He  healed  my  deafness  through  the 
prayers  offered  up  by  Sister  McPherson.     0,  I  am 

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so  happy  since  I  met  and  heard  her  pray  for  sinners 
and  the  sick  and  helpless.  Praise  Him !  Sing  more 
of  His  love !— Mrs.  B.  Winn,  1427  Montgomery  St., 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

At  first  I  came  to  Sister  McPherson's  meeting  in 
St.  Louis  at  Moolah  Temple  to  be  healed  but  beheld 
that  Jesus  was  a  living  Jesus  and  not  dead.  Seeing 
the  miracles  caused  me  to  seek  salvation,  and  that 
earnestly.  After  making  many  attempts  to  pray  my 
way  through,  I  began  to  weep  and  soon  found  my 
way  to  the  prayer-room. 

I  felt  so  wretched  and  wicked  that  I  thought  I 
would  perish,  and  that  I  was  way  down  in  the  pit 
with  demons,  but  in  a  second  it  appeared  as  if  a 
shaft  of  lightning  came  out  of  Heaven  and  Jesus' 
hand  led  me  safely  out.  I  was  born  again  and  im- 
mediately received  the  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit 
and  spoke  with  tongues.  Even  now  as  I  write  I  can 
feel  Jesus'  presence. 

Of  all  the  sins  with  which  man's  soul  was  black- 
ened I  was  guilty — yes,  I  was  chief  of  all  sinners — 
cold-blooded  murder,  all  kinds  of  robberies,  burning 
houses,  evil  companions,  vilest  of  habits;  the  worst 
sinner  and  infidel  in  St.  Louis.  Since  my  salvation 
and  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  it  seems  my  old  as- 
sociates fear  my  presence,  and  when  I  touch  them 
they  tremble.  My  eye  afflictions  are  gradually  dis- 
appearing as  I  pray.  As  I  am  able  to  see  Jesus 
more,  I  walk  closer  to  Him. — Henry  C  Satterwhite, 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Cancer  passed  away — "While  attending  the  meet- 
ings in  Moolah  Temple,  St.  Louis,  I  was  wonderfully 
healed,    saved    and   filled   with   the    Holy    Spirit. 

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Through  the  prayers  of  Mrs.  McPherson,  I  was  com- 
pletely healed  of  cancer  of  the  stomach.  Almost  in- 
stantly, as  she  placed  her  hand  upon  my  stomach, 
I  could  feel  the  cancer  breaking  loose,  and  I  had 
barely  time  to  get  into  privacy  before  the  cancer 
passed  from  my  body,  though  it  was  so  large  I  had 
to  assist  in  its  removal.  It  weighed  about  a  pound 
and  one-quarter,  and  had  roots  ranging  from  one 
inch  to  six  inches  in  length.  I  showed  it  to  four  per- 
sons, but  did  not  make  an  effort  to  preserve  it. 

I  was  also  healed  of  rheumatism  of  years '  standing 
in  my  arm — could  not  raise  it  high.  Praise  the 
Lord !  I  expect  to  serve  Him  the  rest  of  my  life  in 
whatever  He  bids  me  do. 

My  little  daughter  12  years  old  was  healed  of  deaf- 
ness and  blindness. — Mrs.  R.  T.  Gregg,  St.  Louis,  312 
Evans  Ave.,  May  17. 

Dear  Mrs.  McPherson:  I  am  writing  you  to  tell 
you  of  the  healing  of  our  7-year-old  daughter,  Mil- 
dred, during  the  meetings  held  by  you  in  San  Diego. 
She  had  an  incurable  (from  a  human  standpoint) 
ear  trouble,  and  Jesus  thru  your  prayers  healed  her. 
Her  faith  and  prayers  are  the  most  beautiful  I  have 
ever  heard  from  a  child,  and  we  can  never  praise 
Jesus  enough.— Mrs.  E.  S.,  2258  Ft.  Stockton  Dr., 
San  Diego,  Cal. 

Spinal  Trouble  Healed — I  can  thank  the  Lord  for  the 
healing  of  my  body,  as  I  had  had  spinal  trouble  for 
twelve  years,  and  when  I  heard  you  were  at  the  Han- 
cock M.  E.  Church,  I  went  down  and  heard  your 
sermons  and  the  healing  night,  I  went  to  the  altar 
and  when  you  anointed  and  prayed  for  me,  the  pain 

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in  my  back  was  gone  and  it  has  not  pained  me 
since.  I  also  praise  the  Lord  for  the  Baptism  of  the 
Holy  Ghost. — Charlotte  Becher,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

I  wish  to  thank  both  God  and  you  for  the  happy 
family  in  my  home — happy  in  God's  heart  as  well  as 
in  health.  I  have  been  in  bad  health  for  three  years, 
afflicted  with  a  tumor,  rheumatism  and  nervous 
troubles,  so  bad  I  could  not  dress  myself.  I  have  been 
treated  by  six  of  the  best  physicians  in  the  City  and 
received  no  benefit.  Became  disgusted.  When  you 
came  to  our  City  and  started  the  work  of  our  Lord 
I  attended  the  meetings  and  became  interested.  I 
came  to  the  altar  and  gave  myself  to  Jesus  Christ, 
heart  and  soul.  I  made  two  attempts  to  be  healed 
with  the  faith  and  power  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
at  your  hands  as  His  disciples ;  failing  both  times  to 
reach  you  because  of  the  throng.  I  sent  in  my  card 
and  went  home  in  prayer  with  my  four  daughters 
and  on  the  following  day  received  the  blessing. 
From  now  on  my  family  and  myself  will  attend 
Church  and  Praise  God  and  pray  as  we  never  prayed 
before. — Mrs.  A.  L.  Ellis,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Seven  years  ago  I  was  left  in  a  very  serious  condi- 
tion from  child-birth.  After  two  years  and  six 
months  I  could  keep  up  no  longer,  my  strength  left 
me.  The  doctors  told  me,  ''No  hope — only  an  oper- 
ation, but  don't  know  whether  you  can  stand  that." 
After  the  operation  I  was  almost  gone  from  ether 
pneumonia.  Nine  months  later,  I  underwent  another 
operation  and  from  that  time,  only  God  knows  what 
I  have  suffered.  I  also  had  an  attack  of  influenza. 
Doctors  said  I  must  have  another  operation,  but  I 

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would  not  consent  to  it.  The  Doctors  of  Aberdeen 
said,  '^You  will  come  to  it  sooner  or  later,  there  is 
no  other  way.''  At  Rochester,  Minn.,  they  said, 
'^You  cannot  stand  another  operation,  your  nerves 
are  wrecked  from  so  much  surgery,  you  poor  woman, 
it's  too  bad."  Later,  the  Lord  spoke  to  me  and  said, 
*^  Trust  Me  and  I  will  heal  thee  and  you  shall  be  well 
like  you  were  before  those  operations."  The  Lord 
impressed  me  to  come  to  St.  Louis.  I  was  anointed 
and  prayed  for  by  Sister  McPherson  and  Glory  to 
Jesus !  He  wonderfully  touched  my  body,  straight- 
ened that  curvature  of  the  spine,  I  could  feel  the 
vertebrae  going  into  place,  healed  my  throat  and 
healed  my  heart.  Put  those  floating  kidneys  back 
into  place,  and  healed  those  adhesions.  It  was  like 
an  Osteopath  at  work,  I  could  feel  the  touch  of  His 
healing  hand — I  have  no  pain — Hallelujah!  There 
is  nothing  too  great  for  this  wonderful  Physician. — 
Mrs.  J.  A.  Loock,  Hecla,  S.  D. 

For  thirty  years  I  have  been  troubled  with  a  most 
terrible  spasmodic  affection  of  the  nerves.  At  times 
I  have  had  as  many  as  500  spasms  of  the  nerves  in 
one  day,  by  the  physician's  count,  but  Sister  McPher- 
son prayed  for  me  and  God  wonderfully  touched  my 
body  and  healed  me. — Mrs.  S.  Williams,  Dallas,  Texas 

Walked  Seventy-five  Miles  to  Revival 

I  left  Allen,  Okla.,  about  two  hundred  miles  from 
here  (Dallas)  and  catching  a  ride  of  about  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  miles,  I  walked  the  balance  of  the 
way,  about  seventy-five  miles  to  the  meetings  and 
God  healed  my  eyes,  after  suffering  with  them  about 
fifteen  months. — L.  L.  Osborn. 

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God  delivered  me  from  lung  trouble.  I  came  to 
the  altar,  got  right  with  God,  fasted  and  prayed  and 
He  healed  me  when  Sister  McPherson  prayed  for  me. 
I  also  had  a  defect  in  my  right  eye  and  when  I  got 
home  and  picked  up  the  paper,  my  right  eye  was 
as  clear  as  the  left. — Mr.  Strubel,  Clovis,  N.  M. 

For  seventeen  long  years  I  was  a  sufferer  with  ner- 
vous asthma  and  in  that  time  nothing  was  left  un- 
done that  we  thought  would  improve  my  health,  even 
a  little  bit,  and  I  was  thinking  of  trying  an  opera- 
tion on  my  nose,  but  the  Doctors  would  not  insure 
relief  even  with  that.  Then,  you  came  to  Alton.  I 
had  often  told  my  mother  I  believed  I  could  be  healed 
by  faith  in  Jesus,  if  I  had  some  one  who  was  full 
of  love  and  faith  to  pray  with  and  for  me,  so  when 
you  came  I  began  to  prepare.  I  had  been  a  Chris- 
tian for  sixteen  years,  so  on  July  8,  1920,  when  I  at- 
tended the  Healing  Service  in  the  First  Methodist 
Church  and  you  anointed  me  in  the  Name  of  the 
Lord,  prayer  was  answered.  For  five  years  I  had 
not  been  able  to  lie  down,  could  only  sleep  propped 
in  a  chair,  or  propped  in  bed  and  then  only  for  a 
few  minutes  at  a  time  and  would  wake  choking,  but 
praise  the  Lord!  That  awful  time  is  over  and  my 
last  prayer  at  night  is,  '^May  God  bless  dear  Sister 
McPherson  and  help  her,  in  her  wonderful  work.'' 
— Miss  Pearl  Eayborn,  Alton,  HI. 

Regains  Hearing  After   1 8  Years 

This  is  my  personal  testimony  as  to  the  healing 
power  of  the  Great  Physician. 

Sunday  evening  I  went  up  for  healing,  knowing 

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that  the  Great  Physician  was  healing  His  children, 
and  Praise  the  Lord,  He  touched  me.  At  the  age  of 
two  years,  I  had  diphtheria  and  suffered  with  an  ab- 
scess, the  size  of  a  large  goose  egg  on  the  right  side 
of  my  neck,  close  to  the  ear.  The  Doctor  advised 
my  parents  to  scatter  this  abscess  instead  of  bring- 
ing it  to  a  head.  Consequently,  upon  recovering 
from  the  disease  I  was  left  afflicted  with  a  discharg- 
ing ear,  the  ear-drum  shattered  and  my  hearing  com- 
pletely gone.  A  few  months  ago  a  Doctor  upon  an 
examination  said,  that  a  sac  full  of  pus  was  forming 
close  to  the  brain  and  it  would  necessitate  a  very 
dangerous  operation  and  that  my  whole  system  was 
likewise  poisoned  and  it  would  only  be  a  course  of 
time  as  I  would  not  live  to  be  more  than  21  years  of 
age.  Praise  the  Lord,  I  am  on  the  road  to  recovery. 
Since  Sunday  evening  the  work  of  the  Saviour  has 
been  the  same  as  told  of  in  Bible  times.  That  same 
night  my  hearing,  as  many  know,  was  restored  after 
being  entirely  deaf  for  18  years.  Monday  evening 
the  discharge  started  flowing  out  of  my  head.  On 
Tuesday  the  right  side  of  my  neck  was  a  mass  of 
abscesses  full  of  this  corruption  which  would  break 
and  refill.  My  ear  has  been  continually  draining 
since.  The  cords  on  the  side  of  my  neck  are  soft 
and  at  their  normal  size,  these  have  been  swollen 
and  hard  for  years.  For  two  days  it  seemed  like  a 
raw  sore  was  in  the  vicinity  of  my  ear  and  how  it 
did  burn,  but  that  has  gone  now.  I  had  not  known 
a  well  day  free  from  pain  since  I  was  a  baby  in  my 
mother's  arms,  but  Glory!  Glory!  Glory!  I  am  no 
longer  a  prisoner  held  captive  to  suffering,  for  all 
the  pain  has  left  my   body   and  I   am  well.     The 

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chains  are  broken,  and  Praise  the  Lord,  I  have  pur- 
chased a  ticket  on  the  good  old  Bible  line. 

I  hope  you  don't  get  weary  reading  this  epistle, 
but  I  just  had  to  tell  you  how  wonderful  the  love  of 
Jesus  is  to  me. 

May  God  bless  you.  Sister  McPherson,  and  ever 
keep  you  in  His  arms  of  love,  is  the  wish  of  my 
young  heart.  Sincerely  yours, — Irene  H.  Locklin, 
Diego,  Cal. 

What  a  Joy  to  Praise  the  Lord !  And  how  I  love 
Jesus  for  all  He  has  done  for  me.  Not  satisfied  with 
shedding  His  Precious  Blood  on  Calvary's  Hill  to 
w^ash  away  my  sins, — Glory  to  His  name — and  bap- 
tizing me  with  the  Holy  Ghost, — Praise  Him,  He  in 
His  great  love  also  healed  my  body. 

For  five  years  I  had  been  suffering  from  a  tuber- 
cular knee,  which  kept  me  in  hospital  for  nearly  two 
years,  and  the  surgeons  even  suggested  amputation. 
But  the  Lord  made  me  whole  again,  instantaneously, 
in  the  most  miraculous  manner  after  being  prayed  for 
by  Sister  McPherson. 

And  now  I  can  kneel  down  on  both  my  knees  (a 
thing  I  could  not  do  for  nearly  five  years)  and  Praise 
my  Saviour.  Glory!  He  also  healed  me  of  abdom- 
inal trouble  for  which  I  had  undergone  two  oper- 
ations without  any  apparent  amelioration.  But  the 
Great  Surgeon  did  not  fail.     Praise  His  name ! 

So  I  am  born  again  in  my  soul  and  in  my  body. 

Oh,  my  Precious  Redeemer,  how  I  love  Him,  how 
I  want  to  serve  Him,  and  Praise  Him  for  His  great 
love  for  me! — (Mrs.)  Eva  Quenneville,  San  Diego, 
Calif. 

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Sagged  Stomach,  Curvature  of  Spine  and  Floating 
Kidneys  healed — I  want  to  give  a  testimony  of  what 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  has  done  for  me,  here  at  Sister 
McPherson's  meeting,  August  17.  I  was  wonderful- 
ly healed  of  a  sagged  stomach,  curved  spine  and  a 
floating  kidney.  My  food  would  decay  in  the  stom- 
ach before  digesting.  This  came  on  me  suddenly  and 
in  eight  months  I  lost  50  pounds  of  flesh.  Dr.  Dray 
of  the  Franklin  Hospital,  San  Francisco,  has  six  Xt 
ray  plates  of  my  stomach.  He  has  been  my  physician 
for  four  years,  so  three  months  ago  I  was  very  ill 
and  went  to  his  hospital.  This  time,  he  told  me  I 
would  have  to  have  an  operation  to  make  an  opening 
for  the  food  to  digest  out,  and  not  have  to  make  the 
curve. 

I  told  him  No.  I  would  wait  a  while.  He  also 
said  I  could  have  the  X-ray  plates  at  any  time  to 
send  my  brother  who  is  a  physician  in  New  York. 

Oh,  now  I  am  so  glad,  I  did  wait,  for  Jesus  Christ 
has  healed  me  forever.  Now  my  food  digests  and 
I  can  eat  anything.  Praise  the  Lord.  I  am  now 
going  to  work  for  Jesus  and  He  will  be  my  Healer. 
I  have  the  Faith.     Halleujah,  Praise  the  Lord. 

Amen.  Mrs.  Ida  Keister,  41  Little  Delmas,  San 
Jose,  Calif. 

Edwards'  Tire  Shop, 

Main  St.,  Livermore,  Cal. 
Sept.  3rd,  1921. 
Am  writing  this  to  add  my  testimony  to  all  the 
others  who  have  been  healed  by  God  through  your 
faithful  work  in  San  Jose.     I  had  injured  some  mus- 
cles in  my  left  arm  and  had  my  arm  in  different 

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casts  for  six  months.  On  last  Good  Friday  you 
anointed  my  arm  and  true  to  God's  Word  He  healed 
it.  I  came  back  to  Livermore  and  went  to  work  the 
next  morning  using  the  arm  same  as  the  other — 
for  which  I  certainly  give  God  the  praise.  Your 
friend  in  Christy  J.  Edwards. 


San  Jose,  Cal.  Sept.  9,  1921. 
Mrs.  A.  S.  McPherson: 

My  Dear  Sister :  I  must  tell  what  my  dear  Master 
has  done  for  me,  glory  to  his  precious  name.  On 
August  14  I  received  a  telegram  from  San  Francisco 

to  come  to  the  Hospital 
and  have  my  knee  cap 
broken  open,  and  wired 
back  in  shape.  I  at- 
tended all  of  your  most 
w  0  n  d  e  rful  meetings. 
God  bless  you.  Waiting 
there  two  weeks,  seek- 
c.  A.  McMillan  ing     perfect     Faith,     1 

then  decided  to  trust  it  to  Jesus '  love,  instead  of  the 
Hospital,  for  they  were  the  cause  of  so  much 
suffering.  And  Glory!  Glory!  Glory!  Glory,  to 
the  precious  name  of  Jesus,  He  took  all  the  pain  away 
instantly,  and  I  could  feel  the  pus  melt  away,  while 
you  anointed  and  prayed  for  me,  then  I  could  feel 
the  bones  slipping  back  in  shape.  I  don't  know  how 
to  thank  and  praise  my  Lord  and  Saviour  enough. 
I  could  write  a  book,  or  preach  a  sermon  on  what 
the  Lord  has  done  for  me,  but  I  know  that  you  are 

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too  busy  to  listen  to  me  preach  now.  I  am  going 
out  into  the  Lord's  work  soon.  I  can  hardly  hold 
back  any  longer.  I  must  close  in  Jesus'  Love,  Truly 
yours,  C.  A.  McMillan,  781  Chestnut  St.,  San  Jose, 
Calif. 

Cancer  and  Eyes  Healed — I  praise  the  Lord  for 
healing  me  of  cancer  of  the  breast,  failing  eyesight 
and  extreme  nervousness  on  the  night  of  August  17, 
1921  in  San  Jose,  California  when  I  was  anointed  and 
prayed  for  by  Mrs.  McPherson. 

I  first  began  to  have 
pain  in  my  breast  seven 
years  ago  and  went  to 
many  doctors.  I  went 
to  Camp  Wildwood  to 
Dr.  Howard  but  after 
some  treatments  I  was 
no  better.  I  also  went 
to  Honolulu  to  a  spe- 
cialist but  still  I  was 
no  better.  The  pain 
grew  worse  and  worse 
until  the  pain  went 
down  my  arm  too  and 
Mrs.  Marian  N.  Bishop  j  ^^^  ^  terrible  burning 

in  the  breast  and  also  a  perfectly  hard  lump  the  size 
of  an  egg. 

During  this  time,  my  eyesight  was  failing  more  and 
more  until  I  couldn't  see  to  thread  a  needle  even  with 
strong  glasses.  My  glasses  were  becoming  of  less 
and  less  use  to  me  until  I  feared  I  was  going  blind. 

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I  became  so  nervous  I  could  hardly  bear  it.  I  cried 
continually  not  knowing  why,  and  lost  interest  in 
everything  and  was  so  discouraged  my  husband  did 
not  know  what  to  do  with  me. 

But  my  husband  had  great  faith  too  and  when  the 
campaign  started,  we  both  went  to  the  altar  at  the 
first  meeting  and  reconscecrated  our  lives  to  Jesus. 
Every  meeting  my  faith  increased  until  before  I  went 
up  to  be  prayed  for,  I  felt  the  power  of  God  through 
my  whole  body  until  I  thought  I  w^ould  fall.  The 
pain  in  my  breast  stopped  at  once  and  I  felt  the  can- 
cer swiftly  melt  away  and  it  has  never  returned. 

Glory  to  Jesus !  My  eyesight  returned  at  once  and 
1  have  not  worn  my  glasses  since.  One  of  my  friends 
doubted  my  healing  and  the  next  day  said  to  me, 
''If  you  can  thread  this  fine  needle  I  will  be  con- 
vinced that  you  are  healed.''  I  took  this  fine  needle 
and  prayed  silently,  ''Lord,  help  me  to  thread  it" 
and  the  thread  went  through  the  first  try.  Praise 
the  Lord! 

The  next  day  when  I  got  up,  I  prayed  that  the 
Lord  would  increase  my  strength  so  I  could  get  my 
work  done  and  get  to  the  meetings.  The  Lord  gave 
me  even  more  time  than  I  had  hoped  for  and  I  did 
my  washing,  put  up  pickles;  got  all  my  morning 
work  done  and  was  at  the  tent  at  one  o'clock  ready 
for  the  meeting. 

All  my  nervousness  is  gone  and  I  am  a  changed 
woman.  Glory  to  Jesus !  I  am  happier  than  ever 
before  in  my  life  and  feel  perfectly  well.  Praise  the 
Lord  forever !  The  cancer  is  entirely  gone.  Halle- 
lujah.    MRS.  MARIAN  N.  BISHOP,  San  Jose. 

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Locomotor  Ataxia  Healed— I  am  ANNA  STEIN 
BRINK,  my  permanent  address  is  Dinuba,  Tulare 
County,  California. 

For  twelve  years  I  have  had  attacks  of  locomotor 
ataxia,  walking  backwards,  and  limbs  trembling 
when  trying  to  walk.  At  one  time  the  attack  lasted 
an  entire  year.  Doctors  in  various  places  could  not 
understand  it.  They  said  the  disease  was  very  rare ; 
and  they  have  made  all  sorts  of  tests,  but  in  vain. 

When  the  attack  came  I  was  not  able  to  stand  for 
ten  days  or  two  weeks  and  was  filled  with  pain.  Af- 
ter sitting  for  awhile  I  could  not  walk  without  going 
backward.  Folks  said  I  would  get  there  quicker  if 
I  turned  around.  Sometimes  I  lost  my  speech  during 
these  attacks. 

I  also  suffered  much  for  the  last  four  months  from 
rheumatism,  with  fingers  swollen  so  that  I  could 
not  close  my  hands,  and  could  barely  raise  my  arms. 

To  add  to  my  suffering  there  was  a  broken  bone  in 
my  ankle.  When  brought  to  the  platform  for  pray- 
ers I  was  suffering  from  one  of  my  above  mentioned 
attacks  and  had  to  be  supported.  I  was  instantly 
healed  when  prayed  for,  and  all  of  the  pain  left  my 
body.  I  could  close  fingers,  raise  my  arm  and  walk 
perfectly.  HALLELUJAH!  It  is  a  new  world  to 
me! 

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The  Sailor  Boy  Whose  Lung  Was  Healed 

Dear  Sister : 

Just  a  few  lines  to  let  you  know  that  we  in  San 
Diego  are  still  keeping  you  in  remembrance,  and  are 
following  your  campaigns  with  our  prayers.  Oh,  we 
do  pray  for  you,  sister,  and  for  the  blessed  outpour- 
ing of  His  Holy  Spirit  in  all  your  meetings. 

Perhaps  it  will  be  of  some  help  to  some- 
one who  is  seeking  more  faith  to  know 
that  my  lung  that  was  restored  is  still 
as  good  as  ever.  Praise  His  Loving  Grace. 
I  have  never  had  another  hemorrhage 
since  it  was  healed,  and  have  gained  46 
pounds,  although  I  am  working  every 
day.  The  Blessed  Lord  has  given  me  a 
definite  call  to  His  service,  and  I  expect 
to  enter  Drew  Seminary  to  prepare  for 
the  missionary  field  the  latter  part  of 
September. 

James  R.  Flood 

The  bearer  of  this  letter,  Miss  Embry,  is  one 
who  wishes  you  to  anoint  and  dedicate  her  to 
His  service.  I  am  sending  by  her  to  your  mother 
one  of  my  pictures  as  you  do  not  seem  to  have 
gotten  the  ones  that  were  sent  by  mail  as  you  asked. 
May  He  use  my  testimony  for  His  glory  is  my  con- 
stant prayer. 

A  group  of  young  folks  who  were  working  at  your 
meetings  here  have  been  carrying  on  the  work  at 
the  Little  Normal  Heights  Church  here,  together  with 
Brother  Weyant,  the  pastor,  and  we  have  received 
some  wonderful  blessings  from  the  Lord  and  some 

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souls  saved.  Praise  the  Lord.  "We  hold  fasting,  pray- 
er and  tarrying  meetings  every  Monday  night,  for 
those  seeking  the  Blessed  Baptism  and  Spiritual 
and  physical  healing,  and  He  has  been  with  us  won- 
derfully. "We  hope  that  when  you  find  time  to  come 
to  San  Diego  again  you  will  not  forget  the  Normal 
Heights  M.  E.  Church. 

God's  blessing  be  with  you,  sister,  and  with  your 
dear  mother. 

Sincerely, 

JAMES  E.  FLOOD, 
2046  30th  St.,  San  Diego,  Cal. 

Much  widespread  interest  was  aroused  during  the 
San  Diego  revival  by  the  testimony  of  the  sailor  boy 
whose  gas  mask  was  pierced  in  France  so  that  he 
lay  unconscious  for  hours,  bleeding  at  mouth  and  nos- 
trils. His  officers  sent  him  home  and  on  to  San  Diego 
to  die.  Ex-ray  photos  showed  the  lung  to  be  with- 
ered to  the  size  of  a  goose  egg  and  hanging  to  the 
bronchial  tubes.  Constant  hemorraghes  from  the 
other  lung  made  life  a  misery  to  the  suffering  lad. 
Jesus  healed  him  in  answer  to  prayer  insomuch  that 
the  withered  lung  was  instantly  restored  to  life,  in- 
flated fully,  and  he  sang  aloud  and  shouted  for  joy. 
Our  readers  may  ask,  '^Do  the  healings  last?''  The 
above  will  speak  for  itself. — Editor. 

I  Want  To  Give  You  My  Testimony  of  receiving 
my  Baptism  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  right  away  after  you 
preached  that  wonderful  sermon  of  yesterday.  I  felt 
the  Power  coming  on  me,  I  started  for  my  room  a  few 
blocks  away  and  I  praised  Jesus  all  the  way  to  my 

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room  under  the  power,  so  mightily  I  thought  my  feet 
would  slip  from  under  me  and  let  me  down  on  the 
sidewalk  but,  Praise  God,  He  held  me  up  until  I  got 
to  my  room  and  He  poured  rivers  of  water  till  He 
filled  me  full,  and  overflowing  until  my  cup  ran  over 
and  Glory  to  Jesus,  I  spoke  in  tongues  and  rejoiced 
in  the  Lord,  praising  Jesus. 

I  am  in  my  sixty-seventh  year  and  am  one  of  those 
old  people  that  will  testify  for  Jesus. — MRS.  J.  B. 
SMITH,  742  Pacfic  Ave.,  Alameda,  Gal. 

Saved  and  Baptized. — I  was  greatly  privileged  in 
finding  myself  at  San  Jose  while  the  meetings  were 
in  progress.  I  did  not  go  there  to  attend  the  meeting. 
My  time  of  vacation  was  at  hand  and  I  had  some 
business  to  look  after.  This  was  what  led  me  to  the 
city  of  San  Jose — so  I  thought — but  I  found  it  was 
the  Spirit  of  God. 

I  said  I  will  go  to  the  meeting  on  Monday  night 
and  Tuesday  night  and  then  go  on  my  way,  but  Mon- 
day night  was  ^ '  Healing ' '  night.  Something  like  fif- 
ty of  lame,  halt,  blind,  deaf,  many  kinds  of  the  af- 
flicted were  healed.  The  blind  received  their  sight, 
the  deaf  heard,  the  lame  walked.  Jesus  was  there 
in  mighty  power.  I  saw  a  deaf  and  dumb  girl  made 
well  insomuch  that  she  both  heard  and  spoke.  What 
was  I  that  I  should  withstand  God.  I  became  a  seek- 
er and  tarried  for  the  baptism  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and 
my  new  experience  is  wonderful. 

I  am  very  happy  to  witness  the  wonderful  way  Je- 
sus is  using  Mrs.  McPherson,  and  the  sweet  spiritual 
pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  Dr.  Towner.    God 

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bless  them.— (Signed)  E.  R.  CLEVENGER,  Madera, 
Cal. 

The  Deaf  Hear — I  have  been  deaf  in  my  right  ear 
for  twenty-five  years,  and  in  the  left  ear  two  years, 
as  a  result  of  grippe  and  neuralgia.  Specialists  said 
the  eardrum  was  destroyed. 

I  heard  of  the  meetings  of  Sister  McPherson  in 
San  Jose  and  for  three  weeks  I  prayed  to  get  here  to 
be  healed.     Praise  the  Lord,  He  opened  the  way ! 

When  our  sister  prayed  for  me,  I  was  healed  in- 
stantly.   Hallelujah! 

As  soon  as  these  wonderful  meetings,  so  filled  with 
the  power  of  God,  are  ended,  I  am  going  home  to 
spread  the  glad  news,  and  work  for  my  Lord. — 
(Signed)  A.  B.  DEAN,  Route  A,  Box  247,  Atwater, 
California. 


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